TEL AVIV — With less than a week until the new Knesset is sworn in, eight current and future Knesset members from right-wing and ultra-Orthodox parties traveled to Nablus Wednesday night to pray at Joseph’s Tomb.

“Our hearts are filled with the enormous sense of the privilege we have to visit the Tomb of Joseph the Righteous. We came here tonight out of a burning belief that the entire Land of Israel is ours, due to our rights and a divine promise,” said incoming Knesset member Roni Mashriki of ultra-Orthodox Shas.

Generally speaking, the rise of the furthest-right and most religious coalition to ever govern Israel marked a sharp shift in the political climate. Its members are now demonstrating that they do not plan to avoid any activities that might cause unrest, including in areas where there have already been serious security incidents. Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus is one such place.

Following a previous series of incidents, Defense Minister Benny Gantz banned worshippers from the Tomb last September. Now it looks like his order has been all but worn away.