‘Price tag, King David is for the Jews, Jesus is garbage’ graffiti found on wall adjacent to Roman Church, just a day after Vatican urges Israel to secure Christian sites.
In addition, “Death to Arabs” graffiti was spotted on the door of a home and on an electrical box in the Old City of Jerusalem. The police opened an investigation.
Earlier this week, Israeli archaeologist Eli Shukron claimed to find the legendary citadel captured by King David in his conquest of Jerusalem, rekindling a longstanding debate about using the Bible as a field guide to identifying ancient ruins.
In another hate crime attack Monday, “Death to Arabs and Christians and all those who hate Israel” was daubed in Hebrew on an outer column of the Office of the Assembly of Bishops at the Notre Dame Center in East Jerusalem.
The Roman Catholic body in charge of the Vatican’s properties in the Holy Land on Thursday urged Israel to safeguard Christian holy sites, following such vandalism attacks on churches and monasteries ahead of a visit by Pope Francis.
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