Last night an estimated 100 Arabs from Shecehm severely damaged Joseph’s tomb, one of the holiest Jewish sites in Israel, after breaking into the compound.
Rioters also attempted to set fire to the surrounding area. This led to clashes with the IDF during which 8 Arabs suspected of terror activity were arrested.
Many government officials are now condemning the destruction of the holy site, including Prime Minister Naftali Bennett who said:
“Overnight Arabs destroyed Joseph’s Tomb. Dozens of Arab rioters in a campaign of destruction simply violated a holy place of the Jews. They broke the tombstone on the grave, set fire to rooms in the compound — I saw the pictures and was shocked. We will not abide such an assault on a place that is holy to us — on the eve of Passover — we will get the rioters. We will make sure to rebuild what they destroyed, as we always do”.
Whenever there is tension, #Palestinian thugs in #Nablus take to the streets and burn the sacred site of #JosephsTomb. They did this last night once more. How sick can people be to burn a holy place? This area is under the control and protection of the Palestinian Authority. pic.twitter.com/7owcOnpJs7
— LTC (R) Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) April 10, 2022
We will bring the perpetrators to justice and repair Joseph’s Tomb. I call on everyone to promote calm and quiet.
— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid🟠 (@yairlapid) April 10, 2022
Palestinians destroyed Joseph’s Tomb last night, a holy site recognized even by Mark Twain as the location where the biblical oath to Joseph to repatriate his remains to the Land of Israel was kept. In contrast, on Friday, tens of thousands of Muslims prayed peacefully at Al Aqsa https://t.co/UgIs6aOyEi
— David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) April 10, 2022
Palestinian just burnt down a thousands years old religious site – Josephs Tomb. As the people who cry about how Jews are defiling Abrahams tomb by simply existing there. These are the animals the world wants us to make peace with? Not happening pic.twitter.com/gFbC7Gznyr
— Sheryl Stewart (@SherylS47330867) April 10, 2022
— The Mossad: The Social Media Account (@TheMossadIL) April 10, 2022