Two Jews Wounded Day After Palestinian Demonstrators Vandalized West Bank Shrine

APR 10 2022·Updated JAN 23 2023

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Image credit: Samaria Regional Council [via New York Post]

The Facts

Two Jews of the Bratslav Hasidic community were shot and wounded on Mon. while trying to reach Joseph's Tomb near the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank.
IEEE Spectrum
This comes a day after Israeli officials reported that around 100 Palestinian demonstrators had marched towards the shrine before setting it on fire. They were later dispersed by Palestinian security forces.
FOX News
Joseph's Tomb has been a flashpoint of violence over the years, as Jews believe the biblical Joseph is buried in the tomb, while Muslims generally believe it to be 18th Century Islamic cleric Sheikh Yousef Dawiqat's resting place.
IEEE Spectrum
Tensions in the West Bank and Israel have soared in recent weeks. 14 people in Israel have been killed in Arab and Palestinian attacks since late March. Since Jan., more than 20 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces.
New York Post
Pressures have further escalated this month, as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan will coincide with the Jewish festival of Passover.
New York Post

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The Spin

Pro-Israel narrative

This assault on a sacred Jewish shrine is despicable, yet international media have nothing to say. Access to Joseph's Tomb is restricted by the Palestinian Authority, and Palestinians regularly attack worshippers trying to visit the site. Meanwhile, Israel does all it can to ensure the protection of Islamic holy sites and freedom of worship.

Breitbart

Pro-Palestine narrative

Islamic holy sites are regularly attacked and vandalized by Israeli settlers. When a few Palestinians react to settler violence and brutal occupation by attacking Jewish sites, they are fully prosecuted. However, when Israeli settlers desecrate Islamic shrines, they are protected by the occupation police and by the army.

Middle East Monitor