Middle East

American Arrested After Church’s Jesus Statue Is Attacked in Israel

‘YOU CAN’T HAVE IDOLS’

The alleged vandalism occurred in a church on the route Jesus is believed to have walked to his crucifixion.

A member of the Israeli police force stands by as worshippers carry crosses during a Good Friday procession along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City April 22, 2022.
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