Israeli police say they have arrested several people suspected of spitting in the direction of Christian pilgrims and churches in Jerusalem
Jewish worshippers pray during the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot, next to one of the gates to the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, or the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.
Videos spread on social media on Wednesday showing a procession of ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrating Sukkot spitting at the entrance to an ancient church in Jerusalem. The site, where tradition holds that Jesus was whipped on Pontius Pilate’s orders, is known as the Church of Flagellation.among religious Jews and drew rare condemnation on Tuesday from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s official rabbi and other senior officials.
Israeli media reported that one of Netanyahu’s far-right allies, coalition lawmaker Simcha Rothman, had joined a Sukkot march during which ultra-Orthodox Jews spit at churches. They said that the procession was led by Rothman’s brother, Rabbi Natan Rothman. Israeli ministers denounced spitting at clergy and police vowed to crack down. Israel captured east Jerusalem in a 1967 war and later annexed it in a move not internationally recognized.
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