Samaria Council Repairs Tomb of Eleazar the Priest After Arson Attack
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, led overnight repairs at the tomb of Eleazar the Priest in Awarta after it was set on fire by Arabs. Dagan, accompanied by IDF soldiers and volunteers, stated the act was a "disgrace" and compared the perpetrators to ISIS. The repairs aimed to assert control over heritage sites in Judea and Samaria despite attempts at desecration.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan led overnight repairs at the tomb of Eleazar the Priest after an arson attack.
- Arabs set fire to the tomb of Eleazar the Priest in the village of Awarta in the Samaria region.
- Dagan stated the perpetrators "chose darkness" while his group "chooses light" and life.
- The repairs were meant to send a message of holding onto heritage sites in Judea and Samaria.
- Dagan thanked IDF units for their assistance in the repair efforts.
The tomb of Eleazar the Priest in the village of Awarta, located in the Samaria region, has been repaired following an arson attack by Arabs. Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, arrived at the site overnight with staff from the Council's Holy Sites Administration and IDF soldiers to fix the damage to the sacred tomb. Volunteers and Dagan whitewashed and painted the tomb to cover the marks left by the fire.
Dagan stated that he and others were present as "emissaries of all the people of Israel, emissaries of the State of Israel." He thanked the Samaria Brigade, the Central Command, the Judea and Samaria Division, and the "dear 8208 Battalion" for their assistance. "We are fixing this disgrace," he said.
He compared the perpetrators' actions to those of ISIS, stating, "The enemies behaved like ISIS time after time, and we are here to roll back this disgrace and fix it." Dagan emphasized that "every enlightened person in this world, not just a Jew, must be horrified by this vile act of desecrating such a holy place, such a holy grave." He added, "They choose darkness, they choose to burn, we choose light. We choose life. Light will always overcome darkness. We will fix this thing, we will make a great repair also in settlement, also in strengthening the values of all of us, and good will always win."
The overnight repair efforts were intended to send a clear message of holding onto the land and preserving the heritage and holy sites of the Jewish people in Judea and Samaria, even in the face of attempts to harm them and terror.
