Shocking Videos Show How Arabs Desecrate, Set Fire to Kever Yosef HaTzaddik in Shechem
About 100 Palestinian Arabs rioted at the site of Kever Yosef HaTzaddik in Shechem overnight Motzei Shabbos, smashing the matzeivah and other parts of the site, including the chandelier above the kever, the electrical closet, and a water tank, and setting multiple fires • Full Story
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About 100 Palestinian Arabs rioted at the site of Kever Yosef HaTzaddik in Shechem overnight Motzei Shabbos, smashing the matzeivah and other parts of the site, including the chandelier above the kever, the electrical closet, and a water tank, and setting multiple fires.
This is the second time that Arabs destroyed the site. In 2015, Arabs set the site on fire, causing extensive damage. The Shomron Regional Council subsequently restored the site.
“This is an act that no Jew can fail to be shocked by, the destruction of one of the holy places for the Jewish people just before Pesach,” said Yossi Dagan, the head of the Shomron Regional Council. “This is happening only because the State of Israel has abandoned one of the Jewish nation’s holy places to the ‘security’ of the Palestinian Authority…once again the barbarians from the Palestinian Authority show their true face: ISIS.”
The wanton destruction of a Jewish holy site comes amid Israel’s eased concessions for Palestinians during their ‘holy’ month of Ramadan, with Defense Minister Benny Gantz continuing the policy even after numerous terror attacks left 14 Israelis dead in a matter of weeks.
Gantz quickly condemned the incident – in words if not in action – stating on Sunday morning: “The incident of the destruction of Kever Yosef is extremely serious. This is a serious violation of the freedom of worship in one of the holiest places for every Jew, and the feelings of the entire Jewish people, precisely amid the holy holiday for Muslims.”
“Israel will repair the compound, quickly restore it to its original condition, and take all measures to prevent such an incident from reoccurring. At the same time, I sent a sharp message to the Palestinian Authority, which must immediately increase its forces in the area immediately and act against the rioters and terrorists who harm stability, security and the holy places.”
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