Orthodox Jews Spit on Ground Next to Christians Carrying Cross – Sparks Outrage
A video of Orthodox Jews spitting on the ground next to a procession of foreign Christians carrying a wooden cross has sparked outrage. According to the Associated Press , the incident, which was captured by a reporter…
A video of Orthodox Jews spitting on the ground next to a procession of foreign Christians carrying a wooden cross has sparked outrage.
According to the Associated Press, the incident, which was captured by a reporter at Israel’s left-leaning Haaretz newspaper, was one of many “religiously motivated attacks” that occurred in Jerusalem where roughly 15,000 Christians are a minority.
He wrote:
“I am disgusted. Radical Jews spit at Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem’s Lion Gate. I condemn this hateful behavior. This video has been trending in Palestinian media to show how Israelis treat Christians, and I have to say that these are not the values of most Jews living in Israel. They do not understand the importance of the Judeo-Christian alliance. I ask you to forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
Yisca Harani, Christian expert and founder of an Israeli hotline for anti-Christian assaults, spoke about the city’s persecution of Christians.
“What happened with right-wing religious nationalism is that Jewish identity has been growing around anti-