uda . ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁proof ▁of ▁the ▁cur se ▁being ▁performed ▁before ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁un subst anti ated ▁media ▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁cur se ▁being ▁rec ited ▁against ▁arch ae olog ists ▁and ▁authors . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Y itz h ak ▁Rab in , ▁there ▁were ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁cur se ▁had ▁been ▁rec ited ▁against ▁him . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁T amar ▁Y on ah ▁of ▁Israel National News . com ▁interview ed ▁Y ose f ▁Day an , ▁who , ▁with ▁rabb in ical ▁guidance , ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Pul sa ▁Di N ura ▁of ▁Y itz h ak ▁Rab in ▁and ▁A riel ▁Sh aron . ▁ ▁Av ig dor ▁E sk in , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁G ush ▁Em un im ▁(" B loc ▁of ▁the ▁Fa ith ful "), ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁rec ited ▁the ▁following ▁ma led ict ions ▁of ▁the ▁Pul sa ▁di N ura ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 : ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁a ▁similar ▁ceremony ▁in ▁Saf ed . ▁Rab in ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁within ▁the ▁month . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁media , ▁without ▁cit ing ▁sources , ▁reported ▁that ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁dis eng agement ▁from ▁Gaz a