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rise in harassment of Christian clergy and pilgrims by Jewish extremists in Jerusalem's Old City. The 36-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of racially motivated assault, but no charges have yet been
Christian presence,” calling for international action to stop them. On Thursday, Israeli police released a video showing what witnesses said was an attack by a Jewish man on a French nun in Jerusalem on Tuesday
clergy, such as monks, nuns, friars, and priests. ‘It’s definitely increased in the last three years,” said Hana Bendcowsky, programme director at the Jerusalem Center for Jewish-Christian Relations. “Resentment toward Christianity existed
rise in harassment and violence against Christian pilgrims, clergy and Palestinian Christian residents, including assaults and spitting – often by ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshiva students. This includes an [assault on a French nun](/news/2026/5/1/greek-orthodox-church-sounds-alarm-over-attacks-on-christians-in-jerusalem) near Jerusalem