Jordan closes gravesite where Jewish pilgrims prayed
Country's religion minister, Abed al Nasr abu Bassel, orders the shutting of site 'Aharon the Cohen' grave
Jordan’s religion minister, Abed al Nasr abu Bassel, ordered a gravesite holy to Jews closed following prayers there.
The closure Friday of the presumed gravesite of Aharon the Cohen, a biblical figure who according to the Torah had acted as an aide and spokesperson to Moses, followed a mass prayer there earlier this week by 500 pilgrims from Israel at the gravesite, located about 100 miles north of Eilat.
A statement by the ministry called the pilgrimage “illegal” and stated that the Jordanians responsible for allowing pilgrims access to the site will be “held accountable,” Ynet reported Friday.
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