DayofPal—Immense decry reported after a newly circulated recording documented the moment a nun was attacked by an Israeli settler in Jerusalem, leaving her injured with facial wounds after being violently pushed and struck to the ground.
According to reports, the 48-year-old nun, who is affiliated with a French academic and religious institution in Jerusalem, was walking through the city streets when she was suddenly assaulted.
Witnesses and institutional sources say she was shoved forcefully from behind into a rock before the attacker continued to kick her while she lay on the ground.
The incident prompted swift diplomatic reaction with the French consulate in Jerusalem issued a strong condemnation, calling for the attacker to be held accountable and expressing wishes for the victim’s speedy recovery.
The footage quickly spread across social media platforms, triggering widespread anger and renewed scrutiny of attacks targeting religious figures in the city.
In response, officials have pointed to a pattern of increasing attacks toward Christian clergy and institutions in Jerusalem, including verbal harassment and physical intimidation.
Diplomatic sources cited in local reports suggested that such incidents form part of a broader and recurring trend of anti-Christian violence, raising concerns over the safety of religious communities in the city.
Church representatives have repeatedly urged authorities to take stronger measures to protect religious sites and personnel, while highlighting what they describe as a long-standing pattern of harassment that has persisted for decades and intensified in recent years.
The Palestinian Committee for Church Affairs also said it has reached out to international church leaders, urging coordinated diplomatic pressure to safeguard both Christian and Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem.
This assault comes shortly after reports of an Israeli soldier damaging a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon.
The Faculty of Humanities at Hebrew University described the attack as part of “a troubling pattern of rising hostility toward the Christian community”.
Christian communities in Jerusalem have consistently raised alarms that their presence in the Holy City is under threat.
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