![Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210620_2_48840398_66253963-scaled-e1624184034666.jpg?fit=1199%2C800&ssl=1)
![Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210620_2_48840398_66253960-scaled.jpg?w=795&h=530&ssl=1 "Samaritans celebrate \"Shavuot\" in Nablus")
Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210620_2_48840398_66253962-scaled.jpg?w=397&h=261&ssl=1 "Samaritans celebrate \"Shavuot\" in Nablus")
Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210620_2_48840398_66253964-scaled.jpg?w=397&h=265&ssl=1 "Samaritans celebrate \"Shavuot\" in Nablus")
Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210620_2_48840398_66253979-scaled.jpg?w=391&h=261&ssl=1 "Samaritans celebrate \"Shavuot\" in Nablus")
Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210620_2_48840398_66253977-scaled.jpg?w=391&h=260&ssl=1 "Samaritans celebrate \"Shavuot\" in Nablus")
Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210620_2_48840398_66253973-scaled.jpg?w=801&h=525&ssl=1 "Samaritans celebrate \"Shavuot\" in Nablus")
Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210620_2_48840398_66253970-scaled.jpg?w=388&h=258&ssl=1 "Samaritans celebrate \"Shavuot\" in Nablus")
Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210620_2_48840398_66253966-scaled.jpg?w=377&h=258&ssl=1 "Samaritans celebrate \"Shavuot\" in Nablus")
Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210620_2_48840398_66253965-scaled.jpg?w=423&h=258&ssl=1 "Samaritans celebrate \"Shavuot\" in Nablus")
Samaritan men gather to pray at Mount Gerizim during the Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, in Nablus, West Bank, on June 20, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]