Arrests Made as Jews Accused of Spitting at Christians in Jerusalem

Though once an entirely different custom, the present spitting at Christian churches in Jerusalem has become an act of public defiance to humiliate believers who belong to a minority group, Nir Hasson writes https://t.co/DmqmFORSrN

Contrary to the instances of today, the original custom of Jews spitting at Christians was invented as the quiet and internal protest of a small, persecuted minority, and was done in secret, Nir Hasson writes https://t.co/DmqmFORkCf

It’s easy to be shocked by the Jews who spit at Christians in Jerusalem. It’s disgusting and abominable. But there’s no reason to act surprised, Gideon Levy writes https://t.co/PrlLq8hv3R