A young Jew spat on a Christian cleric in Jerusalem/Walla!
The police in Jerusalem opened an investigation today (Saturday), following a complaint about an attack on a Christian cleric near the Jaffa Gate during the day.
In the documentation of the event, a young Jewish man is seen spitting in the face of the complainant, and later threatens and curses him and those present at the scene.
In recent months there have been a series of serious incidents in which Christian clergymen were attacked in the Old City area of Jerusalem by Jewish youths.
"This is a clear attack. The minimum that is expected is that the attacker will be brought to justice, and that a loud and clear condemnation be heard from the political and religious leaders of Israel," said Lavalle, a senior member of the Catholic Church.
A vandalized Christian cemetery in Jerusalem/official website, documentation on social networks according to Section 27A of the Copyright Law
"We expect to see an immediate arrest against those responsible for this crime, and to hear a clear voice from the rabbis and heads of state - that they condemn this phenomenon," said David Abu Nasser, a consultant to the Catholic churches in Jerusalem in a conversation with Walla!.
"We have a security problem and an educational problem. The police don't make arrests and the prosecutor's office doesn't file a real indictment, and the heads of state don't come out in a big way against the phenomenon either."
A few months ago, a window in the room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion in Jerusalem was damaged by a Jewish man - apparently under the influence of alcohol, who threw a stone at an Ottoman-era window at the holy site for Christians.
The police opened an investigation, and arrested a suspect of involvement in the act - a resident of Jerusalem in his 30s.
The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court ordered his release under restrictive conditions.
Also, about six months ago, Breslav followers began to visit the church in the Carmelite monastery in Stella Maris in Haifa, which they believe is the burial place of the prophet Elisha, one of the disciples of the prophet Elijah.
They held prayers at the door of the church and two of them were even seen praying inside its Holy of Holies.
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