An Israeli court has convicted a Jewish woman of putting up posters insulting the Prophet Mohammad -- an action which provoked riots in Hebron and outrage across the Muslim world.

The posters depicted a pig, which is considered unclean in Islam.

The woman, a young Russian immigrant Tatiana Suszkinwas found guilty of committing a racist act and harming religious sensitivities.

The BBC Jerusalem correspondent says the woman was tearful but not contrite. She faces a maximum sentence of twenty-six years.

The court verdict came as Muslim clerics declared the beginning of the holy month of fasting, Ramadan.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
 

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