Nun assaulted in Jerusalem as concern grows over attacks on Christians

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Israeli Police have released footage of the assault on a French nun who was violently attacked by a 36-year-old Jewish extremist in front of the Cenacle on Mount Zion in Jerusalem.

A French nun was violently assaulted by an Israeli settler in East Jerusalem’s Old City on April 27. A researcher at the Dominican-run biblical and archaeological institute, she suffered bruises to her head and other injuries after being thrown to the ground and kicked repeatedly by a 36-year-old male suspect, who was arrested the same night and is being questioned on suspicion of racist assault.

The attack occurred in front of the Cenacle, on Mount Zion close to King David’s Tomb, a site venerated by Christians as the location of the Upper Room of the Last Supper and by Jews as the traditional tomb of King David. The nun, affiliated with the École Biblique et Archéologique Française, was walking in the area when the man approached from behind, shoved her forcefully onto a rock or the pavement, causing her to strike her head, and then continued kicking her while she was on the ground. Bystanders, including two Israeli women and a man, intervened to stop the assault and assisted her as she fled towards Zion Gate; the attacker briefly pursued the group before withdrawing. She received medical attention for her injuries.

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