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A Greek Orthodox Christian priest walks along an alley in the old city of Jerusalem on August 4, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP)
August 30, 2026, 7:54 pm
7 detained for spitting at church, vandalizing Muslim graves in Jerusalem Old City
Suspects released under restrictive conditions after police question them on suspicion of conduct that could harm public safety
By Noam Lehmann
A nun seen with a bruise to the head (left) after a man allegedly attacked her near King David's Tomb in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 28, 2026. (Screenshot/Israel Police)
August 27, 2026, 5:14 am
Citing mental illness, Jerusalem court acquits man who attacked nun, sends him to psychiatric facility
Judge determines Yona Schreiber was in psychotic state during assault in May, orders him hospitalized for six years
By ToI Staff
Priests gather at the garden of the Basilica of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, northern Israel, on August 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
August 14, 2026, 7:02 pm
Israel’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment
Many Christians, who make up less than 2% of the country’s population, feel the government isn’t doing enough to protect them
By AP
Armenian Christians, accompanied by Israeli volunteers, enter the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
August 7, 2026, 11:11 pm
Foreign Ministry, Huckabee pan WSJ report on harassment of Christians in Israel
Jerusalem argues story on rise in attacks on clerics ‘took radical voices, extreme cases and turned them into the face of a country’; US envoy: Attacks ‘occasional but rare’
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Jewish assailants throw stones, spit on entrance to Saint James Monastery in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, in the early hours of August 2, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 2, 2026, 5:16 pm
Police arrest six, mostly minors, for spitting on Armenian patriarchate in Jerusalem
Video of overnight incident shows assailants hurling rocks at wall of Old City compound; allegedly told Armenian woman, ‘Get back inside, you daughter of a whore!’
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to CBS News' '60 Minutes' in an intrerview aired May 10, 2026. (Screenshot/60 Minutes)
May 11, 2026, 9:25 am
Netanyahu concedes he bears some responsibility for Oct. 7, but says ‘everyone’ shares it
‘The real issue’ is what’s happened since, PM tells CBS’s ’60 Minutes’; says Iran regime’s fall isn’t guaranteed; admits ‘we’ve not done well on propaganda war,’ calls claim Israel is hostile to Christians an ‘incredible fabrication’
By Michael Bachner
A man kicks a nun in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 28, 2026. (Screenshot/Israel Police)
May 7, 2026, 2:53 pm
Man who attacked nun in Jerusalem indicted for assault with religious hatred motivation
Prosecutors seek to keep 36-year-old Yona Schreiber in custody until end of legal proceedings; charges carry up to six years in jail
By Jeremy Sharon
Christian pilgrims visit the Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of the Last Supper, in Jerusalem, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
May 3, 2026, 11:30 pm
Jerusalem Christians not surprised by attack on nun as abuse becomes routine
Priest says once-isolated incidents of ultra-Orthodox people spitting near them have become daily occurrences; 61 physical attacks recorded in 2025
By AFP and ToI Staff
Bruising on the face of a nun following an assault in Jerusalem, April 29, 2026. (Israel Police)
May 3, 2026, 7:52 pm
Man, 36, to be charged for assaulting French nun in Jerusalem
Police ask court to extend custody of Yona Schreiber, suspected in last week’s attack, until end of legal proceedings
By ToI Staff
Bruising on the face of a nun following an assault in Jerusalem, April 29, 2026. (Israel Police)
April 30, 2026, 11:07 am
Police arrest man for attacking French nun at Jerusalem biblical site, release video of vicious assault
Suspect detained after Mount Zion attack that left sister with bruised face; amid outcry, police say they treat assaults on clergy with ‘utmost severity’
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
An IDF soldier appears to destroy a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon (seen in an undated photo on the left side prior to the incident), in an image uploaded to social media on April 19, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 20, 2026, 5:10 pm
Destruction of Jesus statue should serve as moral wake-up call for IDF, Israel
Israel boasts about being safe for Christians and other minorities, yet is unwilling to crack down on soldiers and civilians whose actions are taking a hammer to ties with Christians
By Lazar Berman
Catholic clergymen attend a Good Friday procession along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
April 3, 2026, 10:11 pm
Christians mark subdued Good Friday in Jerusalem, wider region amid Iran war
From Jerusalem to Dubai, wartime fears halt pilgrimages and force churches to cancel or livestream services during one of Christianity’s holiest days
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this undated photo, Arab women from northern Israel take part in a resilience building activity run by Mashabim. (Mashabim)
March 25, 2026, 8:19 am
Facing violence on all fronts, Arab Israelis are unprecedentedly open to mental health help
After 18 months of expanded activity in Arabic-speaking towns, the Community Stress Prevention Center in northern Israel starts to see stigmas breaking down, uptick in calls
By Sue Surkes
Palestinian Christians attend a Good Friday Mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City on April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
August 27, 2025, 4:49 pm
Orthodox Church in Gaza City ordered to evacuate by Israeli army
Church leaders have vowed that clergy and nuns won’t leave, will stay to assist those who cannot flee, as IDF plans Gaza City conquest
By Rossella Tercatin
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks at the Muni Expo 2025 conference in Tel Aviv, on July 15, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 21, 2025, 11:54 pm
US, Israel resolve issue of visas for visiting Christians, after row went public
US Ambassador Huckabee says Israel will ‘completely restore the long-standing process’; last week, he threatened to declare Israel no longer welcomes Christians
By Lazar Berman
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