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Gov. Mike Huckabee accompanies 4,000 Jewish worshipers to West Bank shrine
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe annual “Yesod She’Ba’Yesod” prayer gathering at Joseph’s Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus drew some 4,000 worshipers last night, the IDF says.
One of them is an unexpected guest: former Arkansas governor, two-time Republican presidential primary candidate, and US Evangelical leader Mike Huckabee.
Huckabee accompanies Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan. In a video posted to the Israel National News website, he is seen praying at the tomb alongside some of the Jewish worshipers.
Several Palestinians from Nablus throw stones at the Israeli convoy of buses and security jeeps. Police arrest a few suspects. There are no reports of casualties on either side, and the incident does not disrupt the prayers.
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