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| For 2nd day in row, Palestinians said to break into Joseph’s Tomb, vandalize shrine |
| 2022-04-12 |
| [IsraelTimes] Video of man throwing rocks circulates hours after 2 Israelis shot in unclear circumstances while trying to reach site For the second day in a row, Paleostinians reportedly broke into Joseph’s Tomb near the West Bank city of Nablus and vandalized the shrine. Video circulating on social media showed a man throwing rocks inside the site. The already-vandalized tomb can be seen in the footage. The date and time of the video could not be immediately verified, but it appeared to have been filmed during the daytime. In the video, a man is heard saying in Arabic: "There is no Joseph’s Tomb anymore, you traitors." The comment was apparently a reference to the Paleostinian Authority, after the Nablus regional governor pledged to restore the site following its vandalization on Sunday, and reaffirmed that the shrine was under the PA’s protection. Ibrahim Ramadan also said that Nablus was a "city of three religions." According to Paleostinian media reports, PA security forces were working Monday morning to restore order in the area surrounding the shrine. Joseph’s Tomb is located inside Area A of the West Bank, which is officially under complete Paleostinian Authority control, though the Israeli military conducts activities there. The IDF bars Israeli citizens from entering Area A without prior authorization. The tomb is venerated by Jews, Christians and Moslems, and has often been a flashpoint for violence. Some Jews believe the biblical Joseph is buried in the tomb, while Moslems say a sheikh is buried there. Jewish pilgrims are usually only allowed to visit the tomb once a month under heavy armed guard. During these visits, Paleostinians routinely throw rocks at the troops, and sometimes attack them with Molotov cocktails and gunfire. The latest vandalism came a day after approximately 100 Paleostinians broke into the site, rioted and smashed objects inside, and set it ablaze, before they were dispersed by Paleostinian security forces, IDF front man Brig. Gen. Ran Kochav said. Images on social media showed parts of the tomb inside the shrine broken and charred, and footage showed dozens of Paleostinians entering the site and smashing objects inside. The rioting came amid festivities between Paleostinian button men and IDF soldiers, who had entered the nearby Balata refugee camp in the Jenin area as part of counter-terror operations in the wake of a number of deadly attacks. Monday’s apparent vandalism came hours after the Israel Defense Forces said two Jews were shot and maimed while trying to reach Joseph’s Tomb. The two men, part of the Bratslav community, were attempting to get to the shrine without having coordinated with the military, which usually oversees visits by Jewish worshipers. The circumstances of the shooting were not immediately clear. The army said the men went through an unmanned roadblock at the entrance to Nablus. According to Channel 12 news, the two said they had wanted to help restore the shrine after it was vandalized. The two men were lightly to moderately injured and the IDF was investigating the circumstances of their injuries. The shooting and vandalism came during the Moslem holy month of Ramadan — often a period of high tension in Israel and the West Bank. Israel has seen four deadly terror attacks in recent weeks and has ramped up security measures in response, as well as carrying out a number of raids in the West Bank. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 If you are starving to death and some Iranian offers you money, why not shoot the Jews and destroy their monuments. A man has to feed his family or he is not a man. |
| Posted by: Injun Cooky 2022-04-12 15:55 |
| #1 The IDF may have higher priorities. |
| Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735 2022-04-12 07:35 |