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Israeli Man Indicted for Religiously Motivated Assault on Catholic Nun in Jerusalem

The case signals tighter enforcement against attacks targeting Christians.

Christian pilgrims walk past the site where a nun was attacked by a man last Wednesday, after visiting the Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of the Last Supper, in Jerusalem, Friday, May 1, 2026.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in an alley near the site where a nun was attacked by a man last Wednesday, outside the Old City of Jerusalem, Friday, May 1, 2026.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Christian pilgrims visit the Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of the Last Supper, in Jerusalem, Friday, May 1, 2026, as they walk past the site where a nun was attacked by a man last Wednesday. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Overview

  • Prosecutors, who filed the indictment Thursday, asked a Jerusalem court to keep the suspect in custody during the case.
  • The defendant is Yona (Yonah) Schreiber, 36, from the West Bank settlement of Peduel, according to the indictment.
  • CCTV shows him chasing the nun near the Old City on April 28, pushing her to the ground, and kicking a passerby who tried to help, leaving her with facial and leg bruises.
  • He faces counts of assault causing actual injury motivated by religious hostility and simple assault, which carry up to three years in prison or up to six if bias is proven.
  • Religious leaders report more harassment of Christians in Jerusalem, while Israeli authorities condemn such acts and pursue cases, including recent probes and discipline over desecrated Christian statues in southern Lebanon.