NABLUS (PIC)– Israeli minister of housing Uri Ariel has vowed to enable Jewish settlers to permanently visit an alleged archeological religious site on Mount Ebal in Nablus city.
According to Israel’s channel 7 the site is claimed to belong to the altar of Yusha Ibn Nun and was discovered some 35 years ago.
Ariel made his remarks during a recent visit to the site along with the director of the Israeli antiquities authority some Knesset members and Gershon Mesika head of the West Bank settlements regional council.
Channel 7 said that access to the site was difficult for Jewish worshipers without using a four-wheel drive vehicle but there were efforts to facilitate their travel to the place after obtaining special permits.
Mount Ebal is one of the two mountains in the immediate vicinity of Nablus city and forms the northern side of the valley in which Nablus is situated. It is one of the highest peaks in the West Bank.
