Jerusalem – Thousands Attend Funeral of Breslover Chasid Shot At Kever Yosef (Photos)

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    Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men carry the body of Ben-Yosef Livnat, during his funeral in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 24, 2011. A Palestinian policeman opened fire Sunday on a group of Israelis who had come to pray at a Jewish holy site in the West Bank without authorization, killing one and wounding four, the Israeli military said. The shooting threatened to inflame tensions in the West Bank, where Jewish settlers and Palestinians live in uneasy proximity and where settlers have responded to attacks in the past with violent reprisals. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)Jerusalem – Thousands of people on Sunday attended the funeral of Ben Yosef Livnat, who was shot dead earlier in the day by a Palestinian policeman at Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus. Livnat was laid to rest at the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem.

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    The funeral was attended by settlement leaders from the West Bank, right-wing activists, rabbis and public figures, and Minister of Sports and Culture Limor Livnat, Ben Yosef’s aunt.

    During the funeral, the sports and culture minister commented on her nephew’s murder, saying “I woke up this morning, Ben Yosef’s mom called me and told me he was murdered by a terrorist disguised as a Palestinian policeman. This is cold-blooded murder. Ben Yosef went to pray with other Jews, and he was murdered simply because he was Jewish. It is hard to grasp these things. My own nephew, a personal sacrifice, may he be the last victim.”

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    Friends and family of 26-year-old Israeli Ben-Joseph Livnat at his grave after his funeral on the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel on 24 April 2011. Palestinian police opened fire on cars carrying Jews who had prayed at Joseph's Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus and said the cars refused to stop at a roadblock and were fired upon. The Israeli army allows religious Jews to visit Joseph's Tomb for prayers, but viits must be coordinated with the army and with an army escort. Three other Israelis were wounded in the incident which happened at dawn on April 24.  EPA/YOSSI ZAMIR

    The body of 26-year-old Israeli Ben-Joseph Livnat is carried in his funeral on the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel on 24 April 2011. Palestinian police opened fire on cars carrying Jews who had prayed at Joseph's Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus and said the cars refused to stop at a roadblock and were fired upon. The Israeli army allows religious Jews to visit Joseph's Tomb for prayers, but viits must be coordinated with the army and with an army escort. The man killed was married and the father of four and is the nephrew of Israeli Science and   Culture Minister Limor Livnat who said at his funeral that he was killed by 'a terrorist disguised as a Palestinian policeman.'  EPA/YOSSI ZAMIR

    A Jewish settler prays next to the grave of Ben-Yosef Livnat, before his funeral in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 24, 2011. A Palestinian policeman opened fire Sunday on a group of Israelis who had come to pray at a Jewish holy site in the West Bank without authorization, killing one and wounding four, the Israeli military said. The shooting threatened to inflame tensions in the West Bank, where Jewish settlers and Palestinians live in uneasy proximity and where settlers have responded to attacks in the past with violent reprisals. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

    Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women mourn during the funeral of Ben-Yosef Livnat, in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 24, 2011. A Palestinian policeman opened fire Sunday on a group of Israelis who had come to pray at a Jewish holy site in the West Bank without authorization, killing one and wounding four, the Israeli military said. The shooting threatened to inflame tensions in the West Bank, where Jewish settlers and Palestinians live in uneasy proximity and where settlers have responded to attacks in the past with violent reprisals. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

    Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men carry the body of Ben-Yosef Livnat, during his funeral in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 24, 2011. A Palestinian policeman opened fire Sunday on a group of Israelis who had come to pray at a Jewish holy site in the West Bank without authorization, killing one and wounding four, the Israeli military said. The shooting threatened to inflame tensions in the West Bank, where Jewish settlers and Palestinians live in uneasy proximity and where settlers have responded to attacks in the past with violent reprisals. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

    An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man mourns during the funeral of Ben-Yosef Livnat, in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 24, 2011.  A Palestinian policeman opened fire Sunday on a group of Israelis who had come to pray at a Jewish holy site in the West Bank without authorization, killing one and wounding four, the Israeli military said. The shooting threatened to inflame tensions in the West Bank, where Jewish settlers and Palestinians live in uneasy proximity and where settlers have responded to attacks in the past with violent reprisals. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

    People carry the body of Ben-Yosef Livnat during his funeral at the Mount of Olives cemetery  in Jerusalem April 24, 2011. A Palestinian policeman shot dead an Israeli and wounded four others after they entered a holy site in a West Bank city without permission on Sunday, the Israeli military said. The group of ultra-Orthodox Jewish worshippers were shot at Joseph's Tomb, which some Jews believe to be the burial place of the biblical patriarch, in the Palestinian city of Nablus.  REUTERS/Baz Ratner

    Nava (C), sister of  Ben-Yosef Livnat, cries during his funeral  at Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem April 24, 2011. A Palestinian policeman shot dead an Israeli and wounded four others after they entered a holy site in a West Bank city without permission on Sunday, the Israeli military said. The group of ultra-Orthodox Jewish worshippers were shot at Joseph's Tomb, which some Jews believe to be the burial place of the biblical patriarch, in the Palestinian city of Nablus.  REUTERS/Baz Ratner

    People carry the body of Ben-Yosef Livnat during his funeral  at Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem April 24, 2011. A Palestinian policeman shot dead an Israeli and wounded four others after they entered a holy site in a West Bank city without permission on Sunday, the Israeli military said. The group of ultra-Orthodox Jewish worshippers were shot at Joseph's Tomb, which some Jews believe to be the burial place of the biblical patriarch, in the Palestinian city of Nablus.  REUTERS/Baz Ratner


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    12 years ago

    Is this considered a disguise? It is the exception when the Palestinian “police” are involved in keeping things secure. More often they are committing murders or trying to do. Let’s be honest about it, not the repackaging that is done by the media.

    12 years ago

    The Arabs burnt down kever Yosef this morning!

    PrettyBoyFloyd
    PrettyBoyFloyd
    12 years ago

    Savage beasts. May Gd erase their memory soon.

    Rebyid40
    Rebyid40
    12 years ago

    Kahane was right!!! Deportatation is the only solution. Israel should immediately demand that the “Palestenian” “Policeman” be turned over to their jurisdiction. If the perah adams refuse, proceed to bomb all “Palestinian” “Police Stations” without warning.

    ExpatriateOwl
    ExpatriateOwl
    12 years ago

    May G-d avenge his blood!

    Benjey
    Benjey
    12 years ago

    why in the world did these people go there thats like walking in to the lions den ???????????????????????????

    12 years ago

    HY’D! another dead jew because the israeli goverment gave over authority to the arabs in ey.this is kever yosef for G-d’s sake.we shouldn’t need the arabs permission to go there in the first place.

    leahle
    leahle
    12 years ago

    Look, I feel for his family, but they drove through a roadblock! How were the Palestinian police supposed to know who was in the cars and what were their intentions? This is completely different from a terrorist randomly shooting at a car. Don’t we want the Palestinians to follow the law and have a functioning justice system? I don’t understand the logic of extending the shooting by police of someone who broke the law to claiming that all Palestinians are savages and should be expelled from their homes.