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Muslims Urinated Next to Torah Scrolls at Cave of Patriarchs

06-Sep-2008
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Muslims converged on the Cave of Patriarchs in Hevron Friday for Ramadan prayers, urinated next to Torah scrolls and left behind Hamas flags. The desecration occurred on one of the 10 days during the year that the holy site is open only to Muslims and is closed to Jews. The same arrangement also is accorded to Jews on 10 holy Jewish days. Uri Karzen, a Hevron resident, reported that a Kohen, who recites the... [read full story]                    

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