Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Correcting Barak's mistake



The sacking of the Tomb of Biblical Patriarch Joseph in Nablus.
All photos October 2000, after the Palestinian Authority was given control of the city.



35 MKs want Joseph's Tomb reopened -Matthew Wagner

Thirty-five MKs [are] asking [the IDF] to [re]open Joseph's Tomb to Jewish visitors for prayer.

The tomb, located inside Nablus, was abandoned in 2000 at the behest of then prime minister Ehud Barak. Palestinians destroyed the Torah scroll, holy books and other Judaica on the premises.

In May 2002, as part of Operation Defense Shield, the tomb was recaptured...
[Jerusalem Post]

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