Nun Violently Shoved To Ground And Kicked By Jewish Man

 From the Daily Mail: "Shocking moment nun is pushed over and repeatedly kicked in Jerusalem, amid claims of a rise in attacks targeting Christians." She was just walking and minding her business when the man ran quite a distance up to her pushing her hard so that fell over onto some raised stones. He started to walk away, thought better of it, and returned to her and starting kicking her while she lay on the ground. The nun is a researcher at Jerusalem's French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research. The article indicates that the attacker was wearing tzitzit, a fringed undergarment worn by some observant Jewish men, and had been reported as being Jewish by the Times of Israel. The attacker was arrested, but, citing multiple sources, the article points out that this is an example of a growing number of insults, spitting, and attacks against Christians, particularly those dressed in religious garb. 

    Wadie Abunassar, the coordinator of the Holy Land Christian Forum, called attacks targetting Christians a growing phenomenon. He attributed the quick response to the attack on the nun to the fact that it was caught on video.

    He said he felt 'great anger on the system and great sadness because I feel that this will not end anytime soon'. One of the problems, he said, was the deterrence against such violence.

    '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.'