Yitzhar Resident Indicted for Spitting at Jerusalem Church Door
State prosecutors have indicted a 19-year-old resident of Yitzhar for allegedly spitting at a church door in Jerusalem's Old City out of religious hatred.
The State Attorney's Office has filed an indictment with the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court against Avraham Antman, a 19-year-old resident of Yitzhar, charging him with religious insult, The Jerusalem Post and news outlet JDN reported.
According to the indictment, Antman walked past the Prison of Christ church in the Old City and spat toward its door. Prosecutors allege that the act was carried out out of hostility and hatred toward Christians and Arabs.
Further details regarding the continuation of the legal proceedings have not yet been released.
Sources: Jerusalem Post — front page, JDN
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