Joseph's Tomb sees first Jewish morning prayer since 2000

(JNS) - A Jewish morning prayer took place on Thursday at Joseph's Tomb in Samaria, for the first time in 25 years.

The shrine, which is venerated by Jews, Samaritans, Christians and Muslims, has a decades-long history of violence.

Since the outbreak of the Second Intifada, entry to the complex on the southeastern outskirts of Nablus was permitted only at nighttime, under heavy security.

Hundreds of worshippers, including Religious Zionism lawmaker Zvi Sukkot and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, attended the service on Thursday morning under the guard of Israeli security forces, Isra...