Herzog condemns growing attacks on Christians in Israel as ‘evil’ and ‘a disgrace’

President Isaac Herzog on Sunday condemned growing attacks against Christians in Israel, particularly in Jerusalem, calling them “a true disgrace.”

“I utterly condemn violence, in all its forms, directed by a small and extreme group, towards the holy places of the Christian faith, and against Christian clergy in Israel,” Herzog said at a state memorial ceremony for Zionist visionary Theodor Herzl.

“This includes spitting, and the desecration of graves and churches,” he added, noting that the phenomenon has been on the rise “in the last weeks and months especially.” READ MORE