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A woman from the ancient Samaritan community decorates a Sukkah made from fresh fruit for the holiday of the Tabernacle​s, or Sukkot, in Mount Gerizim near the West Bank town of Nablus, Wenesday, Oct. 16, 2013. The Sukkah is a temporary structure built for the Jewish holiday Sukkot, which the Samaritans will celebrate early . According to tradition, the Samaritans are descendant​s of Jews who were not deported when the Assyrians conquered Israel in the 8th century B.C. and of the small community of around 700 people, half live in a village at Mount Gerizim, and the rest in the city of Holon near Tel Aviv. Photo by Nedal Eshtayah