Police said they detained at least 17 people over the course of Monday in Jerusalem over a number of suspected attempts to sacrifice kid goats for the Passover holiday.They aren't giving up easily this year.
Six goats were seized and transferred to the Agriculture Ministry’s veterinary service, police indicated.
Police believe the suspects were en route to the Temple Mount to perform the act, in an attempted reenactment of the Passover sacrifice as described in the Bible.
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