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Thursday, February 22, 2018
Swastika graffiti found at West Bank tomb of Yehoshua bin Nun
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJewish worshipers who came to pray at the tomb of biblical prophet Yehoshua bin Nun in the West Bank overnight say the holy site was found graffitied with swastikas and disaparaging Arabic epithets.
The prayers at the tomb, located near the settlement of Ariel, went forward without incident.
צלבי קרס וכתובות נאצה רוססו על קברו של יהושע בן נון סמוך להתנחלות אריאל. במהלך הלילה הגיעו לקבר כאלף איש, בעליה המסורתית לכבוד יום ז' באדר, יום פטירת משה רבנו @OrHeller (צילום: ביטחון שומרון) pic.twitter.com/H4mPROcMF8
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Samaria Regional Council Chairman Yossi Dagan calls to arrest those responsible.
“The tomb of Yehoshua bin Nun is a holy site of top historical importance. I call on security forces to capture the vandals,” he says.
The Times of Israel Community.