Deputy Mayor Arieh King : Spitting is not a crime
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned attacks on Christians in Israel after a widely shared video of ultra-Orthodox Jews spitting at Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City.
“Israel is totally committed to safeguard the sacred right of worship and pilgrimage to the holy sites of all faiths,” Netanyahu said. “I strongly condemn any attempt to intimidate worshippers, and I am committed to taking immediate and decisive action against it.”
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon also condemned the spitting.
The chief rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau, condemned the incident. He likewise stressed that…
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