Israeli filmed attacking Catholic nun charged w hate crime

Thursday, May 07, 2026

The April 28 attack was condemned by Christian clergy in Jerusalem and came amid a rise in harassment of religious officials and pilgrims by religious Jews in the walled Old City, home to sites holy to Christians, Muslims and Jews. Yonah Shreiber, 36, was arrested a day after the attack. CCTV footage shows the attacker, wearing a Jewish kippah and ritual tassels, chase the nun from behind before pushing her to the ground. He then began to kick a passerby who tried to intervene, the footage shows.

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More: The nun suffered bruises on her face and leg due to the attack, the statement said.

The attorney's office asked the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, where it filed the indictment, to hold the man in detention until the legal proceedings against him conclude.

Jerusalem's Old City in recent years has seen frequent incidents in which religious Jews spit on Christian sites or otherwise try to intimidate Christians and Christian clergy in the city, members of the city's Christian community say.

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2026-05-07 09:24 AM | Reply

#1 | POSTED BY QCP

World War II is still in living memory.

I'm getting a strong impression that the Jews learned nothing.

Of course, World War II is still in living memory here.

And it's clear that at least 25% of Americans learned nothing from it.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-07 09:36 AM | Reply

It seems this was from the same timeframe and same group of soldiers involved in the desecration of the other statue, and its just being reported on now.

#3 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-05-07 10:27 AM | Reply