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State indicts man for attacking nun in Jerusalem’s Old City

The incident, which drew widespread condemnation, took place last Wednesday in an alley near King David’s Tomb in Jerusalem. Israel Police officers arrested Shreiber shortly afterward.

MAY 7, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

A nun was assaulted near King David's tomb on Tuesday April 28, 2026.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026.

Huckabee critcizes Israel police over Pizzaballa's Palm Sunday incident

"The action today by the Israel National Police ... is an unfortunate overreach already having major repercussions around the world," Huckabee wrote in a social media post.

MARCH 29, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

LATIN PATRIARCH of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, shakes hands with a person, as he passes through an Israeli checkpoint to attend Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.

Police reach agreement with Latin Patriarchate to allow limited groups in Church of Holy Sepulchre

Israel's Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister's Office announced that the police would be working on a security plan to enable the church leaders to worship at the holy site in upcoming days.

MARCH 29, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER, ASHER SMITH

Illustrative image of former prime minister Naftali Bennett and Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson

Bennett: 'Chickens***' Tucker Carlson landed in Israel, faked harassment, 'whined,' and left

Bennett argued that Carlson didn’t even set foot in the country, yet made up a story that he was harassed by Israeli security.

FEBRUARY 19, 2026|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL

Grapevine, December 27, 2023: Changing the narratives

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 27, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Family members of Ron Binyamin, a keen Maccabi Tel Aviv fan, who was abducted by Hamas.

Netanyahu's Christmas message: Unite with Israel in battle against barbarism

"Christmas is supposed to be a time of goodwill to all men and peace on Earth," the prime minister said in a video he posted on X.

DECEMBER 24, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023

Israeli settler, far-right activist: 'Spitting on Christians is a Jewish custom'

The statement came as a response to a video circulating online of Orthodox Jews spitting on Christians in Jerusalem's Old City.

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

Elisha Yered, suspected of being involved in the death of 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Jamal Maatan in the West Bank village of Burqa, arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, August 8, 2023

Israel solves Evangelical visa crisis, Christians can work in the country

ICEJ's mandate is to "encourage Christians worldwide to stand with Israel and the Jewish people in solidarity and friendship."

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

The 2022 ICEJ Jerusalem March takes place; October 13th, 2022.

Tourism Ministry convenes to address harassment of Jerusalem Christians

The Tourism Ministry-led forum included leaders from across Israel's government and focused on the recent spike in attacks against Christians in the historic Old City.

AUGUST 31, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

CHRISTIAN WORSHIPERS take part in a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City. With the confluence of Passover, Easter and Ramadan earlier in 2023

Concerns grow over rising attacks against Christian sites in Israel

Dozens of incidents, ranging from spitting to vandalism to assault, have been committed by extremist Jews against Christians and their sites this year.

AUGUST 4, 2023ByNICOLE JANSEZIAN/THE MEDIA LINE