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Attack on French nun in Jerusalem draws widespread condemnation

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A 36-year-old man was arrested in Jerusalem on Mount Zion after attacking a French Catholic nun and archeological researcher, pushing her to the ground and kicking her while she lay down; Israel's foreign ministry condemned the "shameful act," and the French consulate called for justice, while Hebrew University and the French School of Biblical and Archeological Research noted the incident as part of a pattern of rising hostility toward Christians in the region.
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Israeli foreign ministry denounces ‘shameful act’ after video shows man pushing woman to ground and kicking herA video of an attack on a French Catholic nun and archeological researcher in Jerusalem has caused widespread revulsion and been denounced as a “shameful act” by Israel’s foreign ministry. In the video, a man runs up behind the nun as she walks down a street and pushes her over with force, so that the victim comes close to hitting her head on a block of stone.

Attack on French nun in Jerusalem draws widespread condemnation
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