Jewish Man Urinates on Monastery Wall in Jerusalem's Old City
A Jewish man was filmed urinating on the outer wall of the Monastery of Saint James in Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter, according to a report by the Russian website Incidentia.ru. Security footage shows a guard at the monastery approaching the man and removing him from the area. The report suggests the act was religiously motivated.
Incidentia.ru claims the monastery is a frequent target of harassment by Jewish extremists, including spitting incidents as they pass by. The report cites an incident last month where Israeli police arrested six religious Jewish individuals, five of them minors, on suspicion of spitting at the entrance, hitting the gate, and throwing stones at the compound.
Following these incidents, police reportedly began stationing officers near the monastery to prevent further occurrences. However, shortly after, a 9-year-old Armenian child was allegedly pepper-sprayed nearby. The Russian website also reported another incident on Monday targeting Christians, where an Orthodox Jewish man allegedly spat on the ground as he passed Christian pilgrims near the Armenian Catholic Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.
The Russian report states that police are working to prevent harassment of Christian clergy and church property in the Old City, but notes that spitting incidents targeting clergy in the area happen frequently.
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