The Atra Kadisha group is famous for disturbing constriction works and archeological excavations around the country on account of protecting Jewish graves, often asking for bribe money to evacuate and allow the costly work to continue.
However, the group possess no archaeological knowledge and often arbitrarily provokes protests despite professional surveys and excavations ruling out any presence of such ancient graves.
They came to Shoham for a second time late June and as usual, got in the construction pit and halted works despite an Antiquities Authority report that determines no graves ever existed in the area. Local women were outraged to hear about the demand for bribe and quickly arrived in the scene, where they burst out singing Halleluiah.