Israeli Settler Leader Lauds Jewish Prayer at Contested West Bank Tomb

Settler prayer in Nablus marks escalation at Palestinian site

Around 1,500 Israeli settlers entered the occupied West Bank city of Nablus early on Thursday under heavy military escort to pray at Joseph's Tomb, a site located inside a densely populated Palestinian neighbourhood and formally under Palestinian Authority control. The visit marked a significant escalation in Israel's settler-backed campaign to impose new religious and political realities at Islamic and Palestinian-administered sites in the occu…

Israeli settler leader lauds Jewish prayer at contested West Bank tomb

Around 1,500 Israeli Jews prayed at a contested tomb in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday morning, and a settler leader hailed an "important step" towards establishing Israeli sovereignty over the site.

Jews hold first daytime prayer at Joseph’s Tomb in 25 years

The service came following a decision by Defense Minister Israel Katz to expand entry hours to the site beyond nighttime visits.

Morning prayers held at Joseph's Tomb for the first time in 25 years

For the first time in 25 years, Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus hosted morning prayers after restrictions on Jewish worship at the site were eased earlier this month—a major symbolic victory. https://worldisraelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/kever.mp4 For the first time in 25 years, hundreds of Jews prayed at Joseph’s Tomb in broad daylight this morning, in Israel’s heartland of Samaria. Joseph’s Tomb is considered one of the holiest sites in Juda…

First Time In 25 Years: Morning prayers at Joseph's Tomb

Hundreds of Israelis recited the morning prayers in daylight at Joseph's Tomb in Shechem for the first time in a quarter of a century.

Daytime Jewish prayer held at Joseph’s Tomb for first time in 25 years

For the first time in 25 years, Jewish worshippers held a daytime prayer service Thursday morning at Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem (Nablus). The service followed a decision by Defence Minister Yisrael Katz to expand entry hours at the site beyond nighttime visits. The move marks the first daylight prayers for Jews since 2000, when services […] The post Daytime Jewish prayer held at Joseph’s Tomb for first time in 25 years appeared first on J-Wire.