Israeli police say they have arrested several people suspected of spitting in the direction of Christian pilgrims and churches in Jerusalem.
Jewish worshippers pray during the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot, next to one of the gates to the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, or the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.
Police also arrested five other people for allegedly spitting toward churches on Wednesday. One was charged with assault, and four were charged with unlawful disorderly conduct, police said. Police said they would launch a probe into acts of anti-Christian hate, ramp up surveillance in the Old City — where winding stone alleyways already teem with security cameras — and consider imposing fines on perpetrators.
Christian advocates accuse the government of neglecting their complaints and authorities of doing little or nothing to stop a rise in religiously motivated harassment.Israeli media reported that coalition lawmaker Simcha Rothman had joined a Sukkot march during which ultra-Orthodox Jews spit at churches. The reports said that Rothman’s brother, Rabbi Natan Rothman, led the parade.
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