Israeli police are investigating the desecration of 12 tombstones on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives. A police spokesman said Tuesday that mourners had discovered their loved ones’ resting places in the ancient Jewish cemetery covered in refuse, apparently the work of juvenile delinquents.
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