Yesterday, December 30 (22:34)
Israeli police arrested a man who defiled wooden cross area at the Basilica of the Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in Jerusalem. 21-year-old made his way into the monastery by the fence.
Vandal was stopped by security complex, which has informed the police. Benedictine spokesman, Father Nicodemus said that the man was also destroyed the statues in the abbey, including one that was built on the grave of the only monk with Israeli citizenship.
The Benedictine Abbey in Jerusalem in recent years often fell victim to vandals. It is believed that the perpetrators come from the movement of Jewish extremists carrying out similar attacks in retaliation for Palestinian attacks or pro-Palestinian protest – they say – government policy. The aim of the vandals were mosques, churches, and Jewish organizations calling for Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation.
Located on Mount Zion Basilica of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, built on the site of a Byzantine church, forms one piece of a Benedictine monastery. Land for construction of the church religious association gave the German Emperor Wilhelm II, who bought the land from the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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Vandal arrested for destruction of the cross – rmf24.pl
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