Masjid Ibrahim (الحرم الإبراهيمي) is a sanctuary for Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike as it contains the tombs of (1) Adam and Eve; (2) Ibrahim (Abraham) and Sarah; (3) Is’haq (Isaac) and Rebekah; (4) Yaqoub (Jacob) and Leah; and according to Islamic sources, Yusuf (Joseph) – (peace be upon them).
After the Six Day War, the area came under the control of Israel, and the restriction limiting Jews into the mosque was lifted. In 1994 Baruch Goldsteintook an assault rifle into the enclosure and killed at least 29 Palestinian Muslims at prayer (I heard something like 45 people were killed from a tour guide at the Mosque. Perhaps 29 immediately, and more later from injuries…?), as well as injuring 125 others, before being bludgeoned to death by survivors. The resulting riots left an additional 26 Palestinians and 9 Israelis dead, and the incident provoked national and international condemnation of Goldstein’s actions.
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