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Why Palestinians Want to Slaughter Jewish Worshippers
Bassam Tawil
January 5, 2023

In the past several years, Jews visiting the holy site of Joseph’s Tomb in the city of Nablus in the West Bank have been targeted by Palestinian rioters and gunmen. The most recent attack took place on December 21, when Jewish worshippers and the Israeli soldiers guarding them came under heavy gunfire. According to Palestinian sources, during the Palestinians’ attempt to prevent the Jews from entering the holy site, one gunman, Ahmed Atef Daraghmeh, was killed and four others injured. The Oslo Accords, signed in 1993 and 1995 between Israel and the Palestinians, placed Nablus and Joseph’s Tomb under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority. READ MORE