Israel should have stopped them if they did desecrate it, I think.
You do realize that this was an armed standoff right? These were armed palestinian gangsters. If Israel had rushed and killed them they would have been condemned for that. And they were showing their respect for The New Testament Prophet, how?
"And they were showing their respect for The New Testament Prophet, how?"
If you've ever listened to Louis Farrakhan, and I have out of curiosity before, you'll see that New Testament Christian prophets are held in esteem as prophets under Islam as well. I don't think the poster was implying that respect was shown; it was more an observation that the entire tale was/is suspect, because this supposed reverence would have prevented such a thing.