Two men in Jewish attire suspected of desecrating dozens of Christian graves in occupied East Jerusalem; Church leaders say the act was motivated by bigotry against Christians
Church leaders criticise past inaction by Israeli police as they denounce"criminal acts" that they say were motivated by"religious bigotry and hatred against Christians."
A Jerusalem bishop said he was "dismayed" by the desecration of dozens of Christian graves on the edge of the Old City, as police probed the vandalism. "We discovered that more than 30 tombstones and crosses were smashed to pieces," Hosam Naoum, an Anglican bishop, told journalists on Wednesday at the cemetery.
"These criminal acts were motivated by religious bigotry and hatred against Christians," the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem said in a statement.
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