Jewish worshippers vandalized property, shouted ‘Death to Arabs’ on recent pilgrimage to shrine in Palestinian village

Breslov Hasidim seen throwing stones at the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris in the West Bank, on April 23, 2025. (Ouhud Hofesh)
Breslov Hasidim seen throwing stones at the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris in the West Bank, on April 23, 2025. (Ouhud Hofesh)

During a visit to a religious shrine in the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris, Orthodox Israelis were filmed vandalizing property, shouting “Death to Arabs” and “May your village burn,” while under the protection of the IDF, Haaretz reports.

Such scenes take place every three months when the IDF shuts down the village to allow for a pilgrimage to what participants believe is the site of the biblical prophet Yehoshua bin Nun in the northern West Bank.

Palestinians are ordered to remain in their homes from the afternoon until the morning, as hundreds of Israeli troops secure the town for the visit by several hundred Orthodox Jews.

The violence got so bad in a previous pilgrimage that reservists securing the visit penned a letter to the military leadership urging that they intervene, Haaretz reports, adding that no decipherable changes were made.

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