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October 17, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/350836.html

Jews Flee Before Palestinian Attack on Joseph's Tomb

(Ha'aretz) Nadav Shragai - A large group of Jewish worshipers who visited Joseph's Tomb near Nablus Thursday was evacuated by the IDF moments before a Palestinian attack on the site. The tomb, which the Oslo Accords had left in Israeli hands, was almost totally destroyed by the Palestinians. Thursday, an unusually large group - some 500 people - was allowed to visit in honor of the Sukkot holiday. In Jewish tradition, a different biblical figure is honored on each day of the week-long holiday, and Thursday was Joseph's day of honor.

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