Kever Yosef, or in English, Joseph's tomb, a pilgrimage site for Jews for thousands of years, has once again been the site of violence towards Jews. It has been a flash point for many years, and when Sh'chem (or Nablus) was handed over to the Palestinian Authority under the Oslo Accords, one of the first acts perpetrated by the residents was to set fire to the tomb. Only recently was it finally restored.
 |
| Smoke billows from Kever Yosef after it was torched, whilst locals dance on the roof. |
A group of Hasidic Jews entered the site in Sh'chem this morning in order to pray, and as they were leaving the area a "Palestinian police officer" opened fire on their cars.
One person was killed - 25 years old Ben-Yosef Livnat, a nephew of the Likud minister Limor Livnat.
Several others were injured in what the Palestinian authorities are calling a security incident.
To me it sounds like murder.
As if murder wasn't quite enough, the holy site was then torched. Again.
1 comment:
Contrast this with the Old City of Jerusalem, where Israel painstakingly protects the rights of all the faiths to visit and pray at their places of worship.
Indeed, Israel has even handed guardianship of the Temple Mount to an Arab authority.
Post a Comment