Police arrest six, mostly minors, for spitting on Armenian patriarchate in Jerusalem
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporterSix religious Jews — five minors and one adult — were arrested Sunday after banging and spitting on the entrance to the St. James Monastery in the Old City of Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter, police said.The six also threw stones at the wall of the compound, which is the headquarters of the Armenian Church in the region and the home of its top local cleric.According to an Armenian journalist, the suspects saw an Armenian woman filming them, and yelled at her, “Get back inside, you daughter of a whore!”Video of the incident showed one suspect hurling stones, reportedly at the woman filming them.“Upon receiving the report, officers from the David Precinct were dispatched to the scene and launched extensive searches, assisted by Mabat 2000 observation center officers,” the Israel Police said in a statement.Three of the attackers were barred from the Old City…
Six religious Jews, including five minors and one adult, were arrested Sunday after allegedly spitting on and throwing stones at the entrance of the St. James Monastery in Jerusalem's Old City Armenian Quarter. The suspects reportedly yelled at an Armenian woman filming the incident. Police launched an investigation, with three attackers barred from the Old City for 15 days and the others brought before the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court. The Israel Police stated they "views all manifestations of violence and racism with the utmost severity." This incident follows ongoing efforts by Israel to address spitting attacks on Christian clergy and vandalism of church property, including the appointment of a special envoy to the Christian world and President Isaac Herzog's statement that Israel is "dealing with" such attacks "aggressively."
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