Fifteen members of the Knesset's Land of Israel Lobby visited the Tomb of Joseph in Shechem onTuesday. They were accompanied by Chairman Danny Dayan of the Yesha Council of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, Chairman Gershon Mesika of the Samaria Regional Council and Samaria Chief Rabbi Elyakim Levanon.
The delegation wanted to pray and observe security arrangements at the site as part of efforts to renew regular daytime visits to the site in place of the current sporadic nighttime prayers. The visit was secured by hundres of Palestinian Authority police.