Gerizim, Palestinian Territories, April 11, 2025 (AFP) - Samaritans mark Passover in West Bank, hoping for 'peace'

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Wearing white overalls and red fez hats, dozens of Samaritan men slaughtered sheep for Passover Friday as prayers in ancient Hebrew echoed across Mount Gerizim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. A group of priests in colourful robes recited the sacred verses as younger men in white caps herded the sheep. "What's happening here is something that we've been doing for 3,600 years," 30-year-old Abood Cohen told AFP. Dressed in butcher's whites, the y......

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