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Kever Rochel Today: A War Zone
by Betzalel Kahn

The phenomenon of people clandestinely visiting Kever Rochel in defiance of IDF orders has become a daily occurrence. People who do so are endangering their lives. In order to reach the kever they must pass through Palestinian- controlled territory, thus exposing themselves to Palestinian sharp shooters.

Kever Rochel has been closed since the outbreak of the riots before Rosh Hashanah, except for a few times when a some individuals in armored vehicles were permitted to enter. IDF officials report that a number of religious Jews -- among them chareidim -- have recently "snuck into" Kever Rochel to pray.

In order to circumvent the IDF barriers and the soldiers stationed at the entrances to Beit Lechem and Kever Rochel, they cross through territory under full Palestinian control, thus endangering their lives.

Yediot Acharonot reported that a few days ago, one of the soldiers guarding the kever heard a suspicious noise. Thinking that it was caused by Palestinians, he drew a grenade and was ready to hurl it in the direction of the noise. At the last second, one of the officers on the site noticed that the source of the noise was a religious Jews and a calamity was averted.

 

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