Israeli minister says up to half of fires were arson Israel's public security minister said 40 to 50 percent of the fires that raged across Israel over the past week were caused by arson. December 1, 2016 8:42 am
As wildfires rage across Israel, firefighting efforts diverted from Haifa to Jerusalem Prime Minister Netanyahu said some of the fires were started by small teams of individuals hostile to the state, who may be acting independently from one another. November 25, 2016 1:11 pm
Israeli settler leader: Fires are divine punishment for planned settlement uproot Rabbi Elyakim Levanon of Elon Moreh made the assertion in a pamphlet about the blazes, which officials attributed to arsonists and weather conditions. November 25, 2016 6:09 am