Israeli police arrested an American tourist after he allegedly knocked down and broke a statue of Jesus in a church in Jerusalem's Old City.
A priest shows a piece of a wooden statue of Jesus Christ that was pulled down and damaged in the Church of the Flagellation, where Christians believe Jesus was flogged and sentenced to death, in Jerusalem's Old City, February 2, 2023.— Israeli police on Thursday arrested an American tourist after he allegedly knocked down and broke a statue of Jesus in a church in Jerusalem's Old City.
The incident occurred in the Church of the Flagellation, which is located on the Via Dolorosa, the route believed to have been walked by Jesus to his crucifixion. Police said they made the arrest with the assistance of a church security guard. Video on social media showed a man sitting atop the alleged vandal who is heard saying"you can't have idols in Jerusalem, this is the holy city."A wooden statue of Jesus that was pulled down and damaged in the Church of the Flagellation, where Christians believe Jesus was flogged and sentenced to death, is seen in Jerusalem's Old City, February 2, 2023.and the region following a bloody week.
The unrest comes in the first weeks of Israel's new, far-right government, some of whose ultranationalist, religious members have used inflammatory, anti-Arab rhetoric.
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