Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeFrom Jerusalem to the West Bank to Lebanon, attacks on Christians by Israelis have become far too common. The perpetrators confuse dominance and security - and any unfamiliar 'other' is seen as an enemyRaef Zreik09:31 PM • May 17 2026 IDTWhy would someone attack a nun from behind – in the middle of the day, in the middle of the street – without any provocation?Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ChristianityChristians and JewsJerusalem Old CityIsrael-PalestineCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesHamasIsrael ElectionsLebanonNoam BettanSettler ViolenceHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWho on Earth Feels Threatened by a Nun?Eurovision and War Crimes: Why Netanyahu Will Welcome More ICC Arrest WarrantsShin Bet Head Files Contempt Motion After Ex-chiefs Hide Dissenting Worker NamesLegal Sources: Incoming Mossad Chief May Have Obstructed His Vetting ProcessHaredi Draft Exemption Talks to Renew After Parties Threaten to Dissolve KnessetRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli ForcesAbe Foxman's Death Marks the Demise of the American Jewish Establishment