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Saturday, August 1, 2015
Palestinian Protesters attempt to set fire to Joseph's Tomb in Nablus

Protesters attempt to set fire to Joseph's Tomb in Nablus
Aug. 1, 2015 3:16 P.M. (Updated: Aug. 1, 2015 3:16 P.M.)
http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=766797

NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Dozens of protesters from the Balata refugee camp in
Nablus threw rocks, empty bottles, and Molotov cocktails at Israeli settlers
and soldiers at Joseph’s Tomb on Saturday, sources said.

Local sources said the protest started late evening on Friday and continued
early into the morning in response to an arson attack carried out by
suspected Israeli settlers that burned a Palestinian 18-month-old boy alive
and critically injured three family members in the Doma village near Nablus.

PA security forces deployed at Joseph’s Tomb prevented dozens of youths from
setting the tomb on fire.

The tomb is site to frequent violence as Israeli forces enable Jewish
worshipers to make monthly nocturnal pilgrimages through security
cooperation with the Palestinian Authority, which guards the site.

Sources said the protesters considered burning Joseph’s Tomb, a holy place
for Israelis -- particularly nearby settlers -- as a form of “real
response,” to the burning of the 18-month-old, Ali Dawabsha.

The term "Revenge!" was spray painted in Hebrew near the arson victims' home
in Doma. The use of graffiti to mark an attack is common among extremist
Israeli settlers, who often leave the term "price-tag" left on walls after
violent incidents.

Palestinians have responded to the deadly attack across occupied East
Jerusalem and the West Bank, leaving several injured and one killed by
Israeli forces since the attack was carried out on Friday.

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