Israeli man indicted after pushing nun to the ground and kicking her

WorldPolitics
8 May 2026 • 12:45 AM MYT
The Independent
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Israeli man indicted after pushing nun to the ground and kicking her

  • A 36-year-old Jewish man, Yona Schreiber, was indicted in Israel for a violent attack on a Catholic nun near Jerusalem’s Old City.
  • Schreiber allegedly pushed and kicked the nun, identified by her habit, and also assaulted a passerby who attempted to intervene.
  • He faces charges of simple assault and assault motivated by religious hostility, with the incident captured on security camera footage.
  • This attack is part of a documented rise in harassment and violence against Christian pilgrims and clergy in the region, often attributed to extremist ultra-Orthodox Jews.
  • The incident adds to growing international scrutiny of Israel's treatment of religious minorities, following other controversial acts and concerns from church authorities about insufficient deterrence.

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