Timestamp: 06 October 2023 @ 1030 Pacific
By MEE staff
Published date: 3 October 2023 14:57 BST
'Widespread' harassment of Christians
Several incidents of Jewish Israelis spitting on or near Christian worshippers in occupied East Jerusalem have been recorded this week, signalling an increase in such attacks.
One of the incidents showed a group of Jewish worshippers walking through a narrow alleyway by the Lions' Gate in Jerusalem's Old City and coming across a group of Christians worshippers carrying a cross.
Several of the Jewish worshippers, who were marking the Sukkot holiday, then began spitting mostly on the ground near members of the Christian procession, which was headed in the opposite direction.
Such incidents gave evidence that these attacks have become widespread, Haaretz said.
According to the news daily, the Global Religious Freedom Action Center recorded 21 such attacks targeting Christians or Christian institutions in August.
Anti-Christian hate crimes have spiked in Israel since the new government - described as the most right-wing in the country's history - took office late last year.
Most of the attacks are committed by young ultranationalist men or settlers, including some soldiers in the Israeli army.
These include trespassing on churches, spitting on churchgoers, destruction of Christian symbols and vandalising Christian graves, among other acts.
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Source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-jewish-worshippers-spit-christians-jerusalem-press-review
Comment: We think the United States should send Israel a few billion dollars more AND more weapons, for free, TOO.
(Sarcasm alert, for the irony-impaired.)