Israeli settler to go on trial over attack on French nun in Jerusalem
The Guardian • • world
Key Points:
- An Israeli settler, Yona Simcha Schreiber, is set to go on trial for assault motivated by hostility towards a religious group after allegedly kicking and injuring a French Catholic nun in Jerusalem.
- The attack occurred on Mount Zion near the Old City, where surveillance footage showed Schreiber pushing the nun to the ground and kicking her before being stopped by a passerby.
- Schreiber, from the West Bank settlement of Peduel, has been in custody since April 29, with prosecutors requesting he remain detained until trial.
- The French consulate and Hebrew University’s Faculty of Humanities condemned the attack, highlighting concerns about rising hostility towards the Christian community in the area.
- Israel’s foreign ministry denounced the assault as a “shameful act” and reaffirmed its commitment to protecting religious freedom for all faiths.
