Man who attacked Jerusalem nun acquitted due to mental illness, hospitalized for up to six years

The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court acquitted Yona Simcha Schreiber on Wednesday for attacking a Christian nun near King David's Tomb, citing mental illness. Judge Ophir Tischler accepted the district psychiatrist's conclusion that Schreiber was psychotic during the April 28 incident, where he pushed and kicked the nun and assaulted a passerby. Schreiber, diagnosed with schizophrenia, was found unable to understand or control his actions. He has been ordered to be hospitalized for up to six years, a period that can be shortened by a psychiatric committee. The nun's attorney, Zaki Sahlia, questioned the psychiatric assessment, linking the attack to broader harassment against Christians in Jerusalem, but the court proceeded with the acquittal and hospitalization order.