Israeli settler to go on trial over attack on French nun in Jerusalem
Summary
An Israeli settler will go on trial for assaulting a French Catholic nun in Jerusalem. The attack happened near the Old City and is seen as motivated by hostility toward a religious group.Key Facts
- The suspect is Yona Simcha Schreiber, 36, from the West Bank settlement Peduel.
- The victim is a 48-year-old French nun and researcher at Jerusalem’s French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research.
- The attack took place on Mount Zion, just outside Jerusalem’s Old City.
- Schreiber was arrested on April 29 and will remain in detention until the trial.
- He faces charges of assault with injury, motivated by hostility toward a religious group.
- Surveillance footage shows the attacker pushing the nun to the ground and kicking her.
- The French consulate in Jerusalem condemned the attack and called for a trial.
- Israel’s foreign ministry and Hebrew University also condemned the incident, emphasizing the importance of religious freedom.
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