Hashtag of 'Israel is burning' rife in Arab social media

The hashtag "Israel is burning" has become one of the top trends on Arab media over the past 24 hours amid a rash of fire that has plagued Israel over the past three days.

One of posters was the head of General Security in Dubai, Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, who headed the investigation into the Israeli assassination of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel room.

Khalfan Tamim wrote on his Twitter account: "Israel banned the muezzin and caught on fire. Blessed be God," in reference to the Israeli draft legislation that would ban the Muslim call to prayers from the loudspeakers across the occupied al-Quds (‘Jerusalem’).

 Mishary Rashid Alafasy, a Kuwaiti imam, wrote on his Twitter account: "Israel is burning and losing control. It is asking its allies for help after banning the muezzin prayer in occupied Palestine and in the holy sites that were robbed (May the heart of the faithful be purified)."

Internet memes were also quick to appear.

Egyptian news site Almogaz posted a meme showing one person telling another "Israel is burning," with the other responding "Great. No one in the world can stand it."