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Herzl’s grave vandalized in ‘bloodletting attack’
The grave of Theodor Herzl, considered the “visionary of the state of Israel,” has been vandalized in some form of “bloodletting attack,” officials from the Mount Herzl cemetery say.
Sigalit Bezaleli, the director of the cemetery, says a man of apparent Russian origin cut himself using a boxcutter and proceeded to drip his blood over the grave.
“He claimed that Herzl was responsible for the death of many Jews around the world,” she said, adding that he appeared to be mentally unstable.
The man was detained by police and received medical treatment, she said.
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