Worshippers find Swastikas spray-painted on Joseph's Tomb

Worshippers who arrived at Joseph's Tomb in Nablus Wednesday night were shocked to discover the Jewish holy place defaced by anti-Semitic graffiti depicting swastikas and a Star of David dripping blood.

The site recently underwent renovations carried out by residents of West Bank settlements, in part to repair damage caused to the site by Palestinian rioters in 2001, who defaced and burned the tomb.

The interior of the tomb itself was also defaced with the length of the tombstone marked with bootprints. Parts of the tomb also appeared as though they had been struck with a blunt object.

Head of the Samaria Regional Council Gershon Mesika said "only barbarians are capable of such violent acts", and called for Israel to rebuild the Joseph's Tomb Yeshiva.