Unknown persons smashed the ancient stone pulpit in the courtyard on Mount Gerizim, where the Samaritan Jews have been performing their Passover ritual for centuries.
The stone was a relic believed to date back to Golden Epoch in Samaritan history. The police have started an investigation.
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