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Jurisdiction over Joseph's Tomb disputed
Efrat Weiss
Published: 06.02.08, 12:49
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1. Worshipping at a grave is idolatry!
(02.06.08)
This is the reason we don't know where Moshe Rabbenu (Moses) is buried. So if these people want to go to a tomb and get themselves slain on the altar of and idol worship at the so-called Tomb of Joseph...Let them ...but then please do be sure that not one government 1/2 shekel is spent to go and fish them out!
2. why is it dangerous?
joseph ,   israel   (02.06.08)
There is a signed agreement with the Arabs that they will preserve the sanctity of Joseph's tomb and they will permit Jewish access. Maybe there was anarchy, but recently peace-partner moderate Abbas sent his American trained soldiers with weapons received from Olmert to enforce law and order. It can't be that Abbas does not keep agreements. Otherwise, why would Israel negotiate with him?
3. crime of jews visiting joseph's
elliot ,   point roberts,usa   (02.06.08)
tomb--why not say it's a crime for jews to visit israel itself? last i heared the arabs had desecrated the place and then said they would keep their agreement to respect it----with all the ceaseless chatter about peace talks,why cant regular visting times be establihed to protect life and then enforced by an armed idf with the power to do so?
4. #1 your nuts!
Elchonon ,   Chevron   (02.06.08)
1, caleb went to pray at mearat hamachpela when the spies came. 2, rachel is buried by bethlehem so that the jews who were exiled by persia would cry by her tomb on the way to babylon and be comforted.
5. What? I thought there was a peace partner!
Boblybo Gilobob ,   usa   (02.06.08)
You mean Jews cant go to occupied Arab land to visit their ancestors? After all, Joseph is a Jew right? What is he doing buried there if it is Arab stolen land? Nablus is a Roman name, it used to have a "P" in it but the Arabs changed it to a "B" since they cant say "P" in arabic. It is an ancient Jewish city, Shechem. Look it up. The IDF should just ensure that Jews can get there safely, since the blood thirsty ones, will kill innocent Jews. Some peace partner. Jews are tired of being timid in their own land!
6. #4 y diminish ur argument by being an insouciant rude churl?
all good wishes #1   (02.06.08)
7. kever yosef
chaya   (02.06.08)
only after oslo adn the intifada when the soldiers pulled out of shchem were jews and soldiers killed there. if the army really cares about loss of live they need to retake kever yosef adn let JEWS in.
8. Elchonon next you r going 2 want Israel 2 pay 4 protection
4 Israelis visiting ,   Oman Ukraine   (02.06.08)
9. #1 clearly Elchonon doesnt feel his arguement is correct so
he has to hit u up ,   w/personal attack   (02.06.08)
10. private roads are the answer
zionist forever   (02.06.08)
If Israelis wish to freely visit Jospehs Tomb then the solution is simple build a private road from Israel to the compund this would allow jews to visit the site without armed escort freely anytime they wished. Road surounded by barbed wire fence to stop Israelis getting into SHCHEM ( the proper name for Nablus ) not that they would want to go there it can give the palestians a feeling odf security. Joseph has no significance to the muslims he is a jewish prophet only and the sites of jewish prophets who are signifincant to jews then the solution should be private roads under Israeli soverignty direct from Israel to the Tomb the palesttians cannot claim Israel is going through their terroritory to get there so they should have soverignty. Sites of religious important to jews alone Israeli soverignty, sites to muslims alone they have palestian soverigty and sites that have significance to both is another problem to work out but at least the solution is found to who has soverignty over sites that are significant to just 1 faith.
11. Tomb of Joseph
AmericanChristian ,   Alabama   (12.25.08)
May God bless you for respecting and taking care of the Tomb of Joseph.
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