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Indictment Targets Schreiber, Doubling Sentence for Nun Assault

5/7/2026

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Schreiber Assaults Nun

The indictment could double the three-year maximum under Israeli law if prosecutors prove religious hostility.
Yona Schreiber was indicted for assaulting a French nun in Jerusalem’s Old City and remains in custody.
Video evidence shows Schreiber pushing the nun to the ground and later kicking her.
Prosecutors noted the attack occurred near the Cenacle, a site revered by Christians and Jews.

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Christian groups warn

Religious groups warn anti-Christian harassment is rising, citing pilgrim restrictions and a blocked Palm Sunday Mass at the Holy Sepulchre.
Israeli authorities indicted a West Bank settler for assaulting a 48-year-old nun in Jerusalem’s Old City, while she remains detained.
The French consulate in Jerusalem condemned the assault and demanded prosecution.
Israel’s foreign ministry called attack shameful, while Christian leaders decry delayed arrests and fear violence.

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Schreiber Assaults Nun

The indictment could double the three-year maximum under Israeli law if prosecutors prove religious hostility.
Yona Schreiber was indicted for assaulting a French nun in Jerusalem’s Old City and remains in custody.
Video evidence shows Schreiber pushing the nun to the ground and later kicking her.
Prosecutors noted the attack occurred near the Cenacle, a site revered by Christians and Jews.

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