Samaria, Israel – People who came to Daven in the early hours of Friday morning at the Kevarim of Yehoshua ben Nun and Kalev ben Yefuneh, were in for an unpleasant surprise – abusive inscriptions in Arabic graffitied on the walls of the site.

The phrases “We swear – we will stay faithful to the blood of the shahidim”, “We are the defenders of the national project” and “Conciliation, speak to your enemy through bullets” were grafittied on the tomb and signed “Fatah was here”.

The worshippers who made their way to the tomb, which is located between the cities of Barkan and Ariel, included yeshiva heads, rabbis as well as secular Israelis and tourists. The prayer service was organized by the Samaria regional council and the One Shechem organization, and the excursion into the tomb site was done in coordination with the IDF including protection which was provided by the IDF’s Ephraim regiment.

Upon entering the site the worshippers found out that the tomb had been grafittied with abusive inscriptions in Arabic. The worshippers claim that this isn’t the first time that the site has been desecrated, but this time, they claim, the desecration was especially ruthless.

The IDF only allows Israeli citizens to pray at the Kever on special occasions.

(Source: Ynet)