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By Alan Philps in Nablus
(Filed: 18/09/2002)
A mob has torched and vandalised the Jewish holy site known as Joseph's Tomb, one of the flashpoints of the two-year Palestinian uprising.
Yesterday the small domed chamber on the outskirts of Nablus was littered with ash. One side of the tomb had been smashed open, exposing stones and sand inside the sarcophagus. There was a large crack running from the dome down one wall.
There were remains of burnt tyres on the two pillars at either end of the tomb where, in the 19th century, Christians, Jews and Muslims would all leave offerings.
Local residents said a mob came to the tomb on Monday afternoon, while the city of Nablus was under 24-hour Israeli army curfew for the ninth successive day. The mob set the shrine on fire.
Jewish settlers around Nablus believe that the tomb is that of the Biblical patriarch Joseph, sold into slavery by his jealous brothers.
But Muslims contend that it is the grave of a sheikh, or holy man, from a local family, also called Joseph. Jewish visitors have been banned from the site for more than a year. But on Saturday night the first organised bus tour brought them to pray.
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