Jerusalem: Orthodox Jews Attack Benedictine Abbot

Two young Orthodox Jews were arrested after they attacked and spat at Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel in Jerusalem on Saturday 3 February.

Schnabel ist the abbot of the Benedictine Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem. The monk was surprised by two young Orthodox Jews, one of them a minor. They began to attack him and spit on him.

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem on Sunday condemned the "unjustified and shameful attack" in the streets of Jerusalem's Old City.

"The persistence of hateful acts increases the feeling of insecurity among Christian religious in the Holy Land and especially in Jerusalem," added the Patriarchate's note published on Twitter.

The two criminals are now "under house arrest" (sic). Catholic monks and sisters are regularly targeted in Jerusalem.

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