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French Consulate Condemns Jerusalem Nun Attack, Detains Assailant

5/8/2026

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French Consulate Condemns

The French consulate in Jerusalem condemned the attack on a French Catholic nun, demanding the assailant face trial.
Yona Schreiber assaulted the nun and a bystander in Jerusalem’s Old City, and remains detained pending trial.
Israel’s attorney general asked the magistrate’s court to keep Schreiber detained until proceedings end.
Hebrew University’s Faculty of Humanities warned the assault signals a rising hostility toward Christians.

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Shreiber Assaults Nun

CCTV footage captured the attacker wearing a Jewish kippah and ritual tassels while chasing the nun in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Yonah Shreiber, 36, was charged with assault after shoving a Catholic nun in Jerusalem’s Old City and is detained.
Police say attacks on clergy receive zero-tolerance treatment and are taken with utmost seriousness.
Jerusalem’s Christian clergy condemned the assault, noting rising harassment of religious officials by religious Jews.

Center

Israel Indicts Settler

Israel’s indictment of a West Bank settler comes after recent attacks on Christian symbols and clergy.
Yona Schreiber, 36, was indicted in Jerusalem for assaulting a Catholic nun, case where the attorney general requested his detention.
IDF soldiers damaged Jesus statue in Lebanon and placed a cigarette in Virgin Mary statue.
Israel named George Deek, former ambassador, as special envoy to the Christian world.

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasized the broader series of attacks on Christian symbols, including IDF soldiers damaging a Jesus statue and a cigarette in a Virgin Mary statue, which left and right summaries did not mention.
Center coverage highlighted Israel’s appointment of former ambassador George Deek as a special envoy to the Christian world, a policy response absent from left and right coverage.

History

Historical Context

Ariel Sharon’s September 28 2000 visit to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount sparked riots that ignited the Second Intifada, killing 47 Palestinians in the first five days and drawing worldwide criticism. Recurrent attacks on Christian sites have kept the issue alive, prompting France’s recent condemnation and Israel’s appointment of George Deek as a Christian-Jewish liaison.

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French Consulate Condemns

The French consulate in Jerusalem condemned the attack on a French Catholic nun, demanding the assailant face trial.
Yona Schreiber assaulted the nun and a bystander in Jerusalem’s Old City, and remains detained pending trial.
Israel’s attorney general asked the magistrate’s court to keep Schreiber detained until proceedings end.
Hebrew University’s Faculty of Humanities warned the assault signals a rising hostility toward Christians.

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