One person was reported dead and several wounded in clashes that erupted in Shechem (Nablus) on Wednesday night after Palestinian gunmen attacked Jewish worshipers and their military escort at Joseph’s Tomb.
Joseph’s Tomb is located in the heart of Nablus, in the Palestinian Authority-controlled West Bank. Conflicting views exist whether the patriarch Joseph was buried there; nevertheless, the tomb is recognized as a Jewish shrine, albeit a minor one. According to Jewish tradition, Joseph was buried in the biblical town of Shechem, which is near the present-day city of Nablus. Some archeologists believe the site is only a few centuries old and may contain the remains of a Muslim sheik named Yossef according to the Jewish Virtual Library.
