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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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Thursday, October 5, 2023
American tourist suspected of vandalizing statues at Israel Museum, citing ‘Torah’
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A sculpture smashed by an American tourist at Jerusalem's Israel Museum due to what he said was a violation of the Bible, on Oct. 5, 2023 (Israel Museum)
Police arrest an American tourist in his 40s suspected of smashing and vandalizing several statues at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
In his initial questioning, the tourist said the statues were “against the Torah.”
The extent of the damage to and the number of art pieces vandalized is not immediately clear.
The tourist was apparently referring to one of the Ten Commandments: “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.”
He is expected to be brought before a judge tomorrow.
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