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Members of the Samaritan community are seen under a Sukkah, made from fresh fruit for the holy day of the Tabernacles or Sukkot, in Mount Gerizim near the West Bank town of Nablus, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. According to tradition, the Samaritans are descendants of Jews who were not deported when the Assyrians conquered Israel in the 8th century B.C. Of the small community of close to 700 people, half live in a village at Mount Gerizim, and the rest in the city of Holon near Tel Aviv. The Samaritans will celebrate the holiday of Sukkot early Monday. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)