French Nun Assaulted in Jerusalem, Tensions Rise

0:00On May 1st, a French nun got shoved hard from behind and kicked while on the ground in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem earlier this week. Video caught the whole thing, a 36-year-old man wearing a Jewish kippah and ritual tassels pushed her into a stone block, then came back for. The kick, she hit her head and ended up with a bruised face. Police arrested him Wednesday on suspicion of racially motivated assault, but no charges yet. This attack fits a pattern of rising harassment against Christian clergy and pilgrims by Jewish extremists in Jerusalem's old city. Spitting incidents, aggressive behavior toward religious symbols, and vandalism of church properties have spiked in recent years. Church leaders and the French consulate slammed the unprovoked violence, calling for quick action. Israeli police released a rest footage and stressed zero tolerance for attacks on religious folks. Even Israel's foreign ministry condemned it as against their values of respect and coexistence. Reports from groups like the Rossing Center pointed deeper polarization and ultra-nationalist

1:03trends, fueling anti-Christian animosity. Just this march, police blocked the top Catholic leader from a private mass at the church of the Holy Sepulchre, sparking global backlash. Last month, soldiers damaging a Jesus statue in Lebanon drew outrage too, leading to their punishment. The nun was walking near the cynical on Mount Zion, a holy spot for both Christians as the last supper site, and Jews as King David's tomb, when it happened Tuesday afternoon. With the rest made and strong words from all sides, eyes stay on whether justice follows intentions ease in the shared sacred space. That's the story for today. Global News Today, Driven by AI, I'm Cory with the Story.