An Israeli demolition squad has smashed the foundations of a mosque being built near the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth – the largest Christian church in the Middle East. An Israeli court ordered the demolition of the Shihab al-Din mosque – which did not have a building permit – in March. Israeli security forces moved in with bulldozers at the site around dawn while most of the city’s Muslims were sleeping. Protestors headed to the site and several were arrested, and a number scuffled with the police, the BBC’s James Reynolds says. Full Story