From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 2, 2023
Orthodox Jews again filmed spitting at Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City
Orthodox Jews are filmed spitting at Christian tourists in the Old City of Jerusalem in the latest incident of harassment targeting the religious minority.
Israel’s official spokespeople and social media accounts go out of their way to emphasize Israel’s freedom of worship and to portray the Jewish state as the only safe home for Christians in a hostile Middle East.
The picture of safe coexistence painted by Israeli officials is starkly at odds with the experiences Jerusalem’s Christian leaders themselves describe. While they readily acknowledge that there is no organized or governmental effort against them, Christian clergy in the Old City tell of a deteriorating atmosphere of harassment, apathy from authorities, and a growing fear that incidents of spitting and vandalism could turn into violence against their persons.
Jewish settlers celebrating the Sukkot holiday spits on a group of Christians after they met in the old city of Jerusalem. Jewish supremacy at its finest.
pic.twitter.com/j5evR45Cwt— ???????????????????? (@tiredpali) October 2, 2023
