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Last update - 21:01 08/06/2007
Jewish worshippers desecrate Muslim cemetery in West Bank
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent

A Muslim graveyard in a village near the West Bank settlement of Ariel was desecrated by a group of Jewish worshippers visiting the area on Friday morning.

A group of some 1,300 Jews visited the tomb of Joshua Ben Nun on Thursday night, in full coordination with the Israel Defense Forces.

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On Friday morning, after the Jewish worshippers had left, Palestinians informed leftist groups that several tombstones in the local Muslim graveyard had been vandalized. Some were smashed; others were sprayed with slogans reading "death to Arabs."

The Civil Administration filed a complaint with police.

IDF representatives met with the organizers of the excursion, who promised to repair the damages next week.

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  2.   There are dicks everywhere 20:43  |  Niss 08/06/07
  3.   A DISGRACE 20:46  |  Brant 08/06/07
  4.   IDF is Enabling Settler Terrorism 20:49  |  Fred Farkelsteinman 08/06/07
  5.   Rude Behavior 20:50  |  Chaval 08/06/07
  6.   Outrageous... 20:50  |  bat yam 08/06/07
  7.   Fools that need to be prosecuted. Period. 21:15  |  Gal 08/06/07
  8.   Desecrated Graves 21:35  |  Maki 08/06/07
  9.   Jihadists and Zionists 21:47  |  Chris Linthwaite 08/06/07
  10.   Desecrate//// 21:55  |  Joe 08/06/07
  11.   Send caterpilars to Ariel 21:58  |  John 08/06/07
  12.   The Palestinians were offered a state in 1948, 22:06  |  Andreas 08/06/07
  13.   Meturei Karta of Fartesteinman and Convertites of "Chris" Litntwi 22:17  |  Absolute Sweden 08/06/07
  14.   Mindbogglingly stupid 22:22  |  Clickfool 08/06/07
  15.   Flies In The Ointment 22:32  |  Camille Flammarion 08/06/07
  16.   Anti-Semitic Lie 22:37  |  dan 08/06/07
  17.   Reminds me of when the Jordanians used Jewish stones for latrines 22:50  |  Ben 08/06/07
  18.   Jews please arrest our horrible brethren 22:50  |  zeharia 08/06/07
  19.   Let me Add MY Voice to say this is disgraceful conduct! 23:08  |  Brad 08/06/07
  20.   Jail them -They are criminals# 23:14  |  Scooby 08/06/07
  21.   muslim cemetry 23:17  |  ruti 08/06/07
  22.   :( 23:39  |  DJM 08/06/07
  23.   An anti semitic act carried out by jews 23:46  |  Rami 08/06/07
  24.   Fred , Chris and friends 23:50  |  Objective 08/06/07
  25.   cemetery 23:52  |  JUDITH 08/06/07
  26.   disgrace to all Jews 23:52  |  Reuben Jacobs 08/06/07
  27.   To the usual childish fool that clicks without thinking 23:56  |  objective 08/06/07
  28.   Bandar Michaels, at least some of the Jewish cemeteries in Europe 00:06  |  Jake 09/06/07
  29.   Frankensteinman, don`t make me laugh 00:14  |  Jake 09/06/07
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  31.   Muslim cemetary and lefty Jews 00:15  |  Connie 09/06/07
  32.   These dummies were avenging Joseph`s Tomb`s distruction 00:15  |  Richard S 09/06/07
  33.   # 13 Absolute Sweden 00:19  |  christa 09/06/07
  34.   desecrating a muslim cemetary, or blowing yourself up? 00:21  |  David 09/06/07
  35.   Joe, Jewish graves were turned into JORDANIAN ARMY LATRINES 00:21  |  Jake 09/06/07
  36.   Why do Arabs call the leftists and not the police? 00:21  |  Genuine Tosefta 09/06/07
  37.   Get a grip 00:24  |  Elihu 09/06/07
  38.   Lots of respect the Falastinians showed to Joseph`s Tomb 00:24  |  Jake 09/06/07
  39.   Interesting to see what happens 00:41  |  Murray 09/06/07
  40.   Typical Haaretz article 00:48  |  Read it closely 09/06/07
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  44.   Finkelstein 02:28  |  schafe82 09/06/07
  45.   Jake, Do you have so little confidence in the IDF 02:31  |  Fred Farkelsteinman 09/06/07
  46.   this is horrible...but 02:44  |  Friendofpalestine 09/06/07
  47.   Joe #10 02:48  |  KT 09/06/07
  48.   #31 03:01  |  Samual Smith 09/06/07
  49.   Proof? 03:18  |  Bill 09/06/07
  50.   Shouldn`t have done it--disgraceful 03:20  |  Black Death 09/06/07
  51.   to objective 03:32  |  RFE 09/06/07
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  53.   To Genuine Tosefta 03:33  |  RFE 09/06/07
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  55.   WHAT DID YOU EXPEPECT 03:59  |  TOBIA 09/06/07
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  60.   Hannah 06:16  |  Gina 09/06/07
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  73.   #64, Aaron Segal 08:57  |  Hannah 09/06/07
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  78.   Hanah & other Israel Haters 10:10  |  Alex 09/06/07
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  80.   To Genuine Tosefta (36) 10:38  |  Kim 09/06/07
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