Arabs hurl firebombs, burn tires as Jews pray at Joseph’s Tomb October 7, 2019A Palestinian demonstrator burns tires near Joseph's Tomb in July. (Flash90/Nasser Ishtayeh)(Flash90/Nasser Ishtayeh)Arabs hurl firebombs, burn tires as Jews pray at Joseph’s Tomb Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/arabs-hurl-firebombs-burn-tires-as-jews-pray-at-josephs-tomb/ Email Print Palestinian media reports 7 wounded as Israeli security forces disperse rioters during pilgrimage of 1,000 Jews to the tomb ahead of Yom Kippur.By JNSDozens of Palestinians rioted on Sunday night following the pilgrimage of some 1,000 Jews, under Israeli security escort, to the Tomb of Joseph in Shechem to pray. The rioters threw firebombs and burning tires at security personnel.Israeli security forces responded with riot dispersal methods.There were no Israeli reports of casualties during the incident, however the PA’s Wafa news agency reported that seven rioters had been wounded after “Israeli forces escorted a convoy of buses packed with over a thousand fanatic Jewish settlers to the site, located in the Palestinian-controlled area, sparking confrontations with Palestinian residents.” Wafa stated that the injured Palestinians had been “protesting” the “raid” and “attempting to block settlers’ access to the site”.“Among the settlers who raided the site were Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Eli Cohen, leader of the council of settlers in the occupied West Bank Yossi Dagan, and Knesset member Moshe Arbel,” Wafa reported. Joseph's TombPalestinian riots
