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Controversy over Israel's 'Christian hate crime': nun is shoved over
and repeatedly kicked in Jerusalem after fury over Jesus statue
sledgehammer attack .
THIS is the
shocking moment a defenceless nun is brutally attacked by a man in
the heart of Jerusalem.
Harrowing CCTV
footage shows the unsuspecting nun walking alone when a man suddenly
sprints towards her from behind and violently shoves her with full
force.
The nun, who
was wearing a tunic, is hurled to the floor and viciously kicked in
broad daylight.
She is seen
writhing in pain and clutching her head as the attacker walks away
then suddenly strides back towards her.
He begins to
repeatedly kick the stricken woman as she lies helplessly on the
ground.
The assault
only stops when a bystander rushes in to intervene.
The attack took
place in front of the Cenacle on Mount Zion – a deeply significant
religious site for both Christians and Jews.
Some Christians
believe Jesus held the Last Supper at this location.
Police
confirmed a suspect has now been arrested.
“The suspect,
a 36-year-old male, was identified and subsequently arrested by
police,” the force said, adding it viewed with “utmost severity”
any violent act “driven by potentially racist motives and directed
toward members of the clergy”.
Footage
released by police showed the nun visibly bruised, while the attacker
appeared to be wearing tzitzit – a garment associated with
observant Jewish men.
The Times of
Israel reported that the arrested suspect was Jewish.
The victim –
a 48-year-old nun – has been left deeply shaken by the ordeal.
Father Olivier
Poquillon said: “Yesterday, around 17.45 … she felt someone come
up behind her and throw her with full force onto a rock.
“While the
sister was on the ground, the man began to kick her repeatedly.”
He had earlier
blasted the incident as a “gratuitous assault”, describing it as
an “act of sectarian violence” and warning that “the scourge of
hatred is a common challenge”.
‘Pending the
judicial follow-up, we thank the people who came to the aid of our
sister during the attack she fell victim to, the diplomats, the
academics, and all those who provided their support,’ he wrote.
The French
Consulate in Jerusalem also issued a statement “strongly
condemning” the attack.
Israel’s
foreign ministry branded the assault a “shameful act”, insisting
the country remains committed “to safeguarding freedom of religion
and freedom of worship for all faiths”.
The Faculty of
Humanities at Hebrew University said it was not an isolated case,
warning of a “troubling pattern” of hostility towards Christians.
A European
diplomatic source echoed those fears, claiming anti-Christian abuse –
including insults and spitting at clergy – has become a daily
occurrence.
Wadie
Abunassar, coordinator of the Holy Land Christian Forum, said attacks
targeting Christians are on the rise – but warned perpetrators
often escape serious consequences.
He said he felt
“great anger on the system and great sadness because I feel that
this will not end anytime soon”.
“Many times
in such cases there are no arrests and if there are arrests,
sometimes after one or two days, [suspects] are released,” he
added.
“In some
cases, the police do not recommend the prosecution to file charges or
to indict them. And in some cases, when there is indictment, the
indictment is mild.”
Meanwhile,
authorities said those involved in the sledgehammer attack would face
disciplinary action, while efforts were underway to restore the
damaged statue.
Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also condemned the act, saying: “I
condemn the act in the strongest terms.”
“The
confrontation at Lakemba Mosque, in Sydney’s southwest, on Friday
turned a religious celebration marking the end of Ramadan into a
political revolt.”
Albanese attended the
event alongside minister Tony Burke, and both sat in stony silence as
the visit turned into chaos.
“Video footage
shows a man yelling ‘genocide supporters’ directly at Mr.
Albanese and Mr. Burke, while others shout: ‘Why is he in here? Get
him out of here!’ Some of the other attendees, however, appeared
welcoming to the political leaders.”
The angry crowd tried to
get closer to the prime minister, as the mosque’s secretary,
pleaded for calm.
“Security
rushed Mr. Albanese into the mosque’s administrative offices. He
was ushered out through a rear exit as his motorcade departed to
cries of ‘shame on you’ and the slur ‘Alba-tizi’, a
derogatory Arabic play on his surname referencing the buttocks.”
► ‘Why is
he in here? Get him out of here!’. Same thing I say about Muslims
in America.
► Muslims
biting the hand that feeds them. Nothing else to see here.
► They still
don't get it that even if you feed the crocodiles they will still eat
you, but hey that's the left for you.
► Sooner or
later a rabid dog will turn on anyone…..even the hand that feeds
it.
► You
Can't Make Peace With Satan.
► aaah the
religion of peace at work, at a place of worship. How is the peace,
how is the serenity, not a sound but prayer and reverence, love and
brotherhood for all. ... !!!!
► A Muslim
shouting to the Prime Minister of Australia ‘ get him out of here’.
► What was he
doing there? Does Albanese ever visit Christian cathedrals????
► This prime
minister is stupid to think that he is safe with these people. It's
the same in the UK.
► Those
Muslims looked very aggressive to me. Albanese was lucky not to be
stabbed.
►They hate
us, silly.
►They hate us
with impunity yet we have sit quietly and suck it up . We have a
government oblivious to what is coming our way.
► This is how
they treat you in your own country.
► Nobody
reads history books.
► Remember,
these people came to Australia supposedly seeking asylum to protect
them from those places....
► These fools
will reap what they sow, but they'll drag us down with them.
► Muslim
appeasement is like a suicide for any country.
► Do not
appease the forces of darkness , who seek only to control us.
► Just think
about it: if even the Prime Minister is treated this way, you can
only imagine how they treat ordinary people.
► They feel
entitled to everything but contribute nothing.
► Lesson to
learn, no matter how much you appease them, it is never enough.
► Things are
escalating. They have no respect whatsoever. It’s appalling.
😔 The failure to
provide justice and accountability for genocide,
war crimes and mass atrocities is widely recognized as a
direct driver of future conflict, often fueling cycles of violence.
When perpetrators are not
held accountable, it creates a "culture of impunity" that
encourages further violations and undermines the stability of
international law.
In the absence of any meaningful forms of justice and accountability,
impunity for genocide is fueling another genocidal language, vicious
cycle of lawlessness and recurring massacres in Ethiopia. When such
evil perpetrators face no consequences, hatred and violence are
normalised, survivors are silenced, and peace remains fragile.
👉 Courtesy: The
Globe and Mail, by Samuel Getachew and Geoffrey York, Africa
Bureau Chief, March 16, 2026
Five years
after the massacre that killed two members of her family, 71-year-old
Abeba Gebregeziaber is convinced that another horrific war is
looming.
She lives in
the ancient city of Axum, in the highlands of northern Ethiopia,
where Eritrean soldiers killed hundreds of civilians with
machine-guns and house-to-house executions in late 2020. Her son and
son-in-law were among the victims.
“The killing
lasted for days,” she said. “Since then, it’s been a slow death
for me. I have no more tears to cry. And I am certain that more
conflict is coming.”
For weeks, the
fascist Oromo Islamic army of Ethiopia has been mobilizing troops and
equipment in the north, around the Tigray region and the border of
neighboring Eritrea − the same region that suffered a devastating
war from 2020 to 2022, with Axum one of Tigray’s worst-hit cities.
Tensions and
warnings of war have escalated, with clashes briefly erupting in late
January. Eritrean and Tigrayan soldiers – once enemies, now
unofficially allied against the fascist Oromo Islamic regime of
Ethiopia − have been deployed into the border areas.
Fears of war
surge in northern Ethiopia as armies mobilize
The leaders of
landlocked Ethiopia are demanding a port on the Red Sea, a dangerous
ambition that has triggered alarm about a potential military
incursion into Eritrea.
Scholars
estimated that 600,000 people died from violence, famine and disease
in the last Tigray war. Many were killed in atrocities that sparked
accusations of genocide.
Now
the survivors of those earlier massacres are fearful again.
“We are a
wounded people,” said Abeba Desalegn, a 59-year-old woman in Axum
whose brother was killed in the 2020 massacre.
Like many here,
she is contemplating a departure from Tigray to escape war. “Our
wounds have yet to heal,” she told The Globe and Mail. “The
people of Tigray have yet to get any justice from the last war. To
launch another conflict would be the end of us.”
She still
remembers the Eritrean troops arriving in the city in the middle of
the night, just a few weeks after the war erupted. “I heard
screaming, but I was too scared to venture outside,” she said.
“In the
morning, I discovered my street full of dead bodies. Among them was
my own younger brother. He was killed execution-style.”
The bodies
rotted in the streets for days because the Eritreans prevented anyone
from carrying out proper burials, she said. Her 17-year-old son
joined the Tigrayan army to seek revenge. At the end of the war,
officials notified her that he was dead.
Axum, the
2,500-year-old former capital of the Axumite
Empire, has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its
ancient obelisks and palaces. It is famed as a holy city and a site
of religious pilgrimages.
But these days,
with the threat of war rising again, the tourists are gone. Even many
of the locals are fleeing.
Hoarding and
black-market selling are becoming common. Many shop shelves are
empty. Hospitals and clinics are running out of medicine. Banks are
limiting withdrawals because of cash shortages.
Factories and
infrastructure in Axum are still in ruins from the last war. Even
some of the historic obelisks are cracked or have collapsed as a
result of delayed restorations.
Similar
hardships have also led to an exodus from Tigray’s capital,
Mekelle. Flights from the city are full. The buses to Addis Ababa
have become so crowded that scalpers are selling tickets at
exorbitant prices.
At Mekelle’s
bus station, Saba Gebre has been waiting for a bus for days without
any luck. If she cannot get on one, she says, she will hitchhike.
Some residents are leaving on foot, walking to the neighboring Afar
region.
“We do not
want a war,” said Ms. Gebre, who lost many of her relatives in the
earlier conflict.
“We already
paid a heavy price in the last war. To relive that traumatic
experience again would be inhuman.
All sides in
the region are accusing others of preparing for war. Tigrayan
leaders, alleging that the fascist Oromo Islamic army of Ethiopia is
encircling the region, have said that a war is increasingly likely.
Prime Minister of the regime, genocidal Abiy
Ahmed has complained that the Tigrayans are buying weapons and
inciting conflict.
Eritrean and
Ethiopian politicians have been embroiled in a war of words, with
genocidal Abiy Ahmed Ali recently accusing
Eritrea of “evil deeds” in the last war – including the Axum
massacre, which he had previously ignored. Eritrea says the Abiy
government has a “war agenda.”
Analysts are
worried. A U.S.-based research group, the Critical Threats Project,
predicted in late February that the fascist Oromo Islamic army would
attack Tigrayan forces within a month. Another organization, the
International Crisis Group, says the risk of war is palpable, with a
proliferation of potential flashpoints and grievances.
A new conflict
could be much deadlier than the last one, becoming enmeshed with the
devastating war in neighboring Sudan and dragging in other countries
such as Egypt and the Gulf states. Already there are persistent
reports that Ethiopia is providing logistical help to the Rapid
Support Forces, the paramilitary group that has been battling the
Sudanese army since 2023.
A new conflict
could tear Ethiopia apart. Insurgents in the Amhara and Oromia
regions have become a major threat to government forces and have
reportedly won support from Eritrea. War in Tigray could embolden
them further.
Foreign
governments, alarmed by the specter of another destructive war in the
Horn of Africa, are urging all sides to refrain from attacks. Last
week, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with genocidal
Abiy Ahmed by phone. Few details
were released, but the two men discussed “their shared commitment
to regional stability” and “long-term security in the Horn of
Africa,” according to a State Department readout.
