Jerusalem court acquits a man indicted in nun attack, orders psychiatric care
The court said Schreiber was not criminally responsible after the nun required medical treatment, amid 155 reported anti-Christian incidents in 2025, researchers said.
- On Wednesday, the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court acquitted Yona Simcha Schreiber of assaulting a French Catholic nun in April, ordering him hospitalized for up to six years on grounds of "mental illness."
- Judge Ophir Tischler found that Schreiber, a settler from Peduel, committed the April 28 assault but was psychotic at the time, making him not criminally responsible for his actions.
- The nun's attorney, Zaki Sahlia, questioned if the illness solely drove the attack, though he told The Jerusalem Post he was "still studying the decision" and an appeal was unlikely.
- A recent report by the Rossing Centre for Education and Dialogue documented a "continued and expanding pattern of intimidation and aggression," recording 61 physical assaults against Christians in 2025.
- Expert Yisca Harani warned that broader anti-Christian discourse influences even unstable individuals, while Ambassador George Deek promised "practical solutions" to minimize future incidents.
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Court acquits man who assaulted French nun in Jerusalem
(OSV News) — The suspect indicted in the attack on a French nun working in Jerusalem as a researcher was acquitted by a Jerusalem court on the grounds that he was mentally ill. In its Aug. 26 ruling, the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court found that while the suspect, Yona Simcha Schreiber, committed the violent attack against the nun, a psychiatric evaluation showed that he “was in a psychotic state at the time of the commission of the act and is no…
Israeli settler who savagely attacked Catholic nun couldn't help himself, court rules
An Israeli judge concluded on Wednesday that while Yona Simcha Schreiber was apparently the man behind the savage attack on a French Catholic nun in Jerusalem on April 28, he just couldn't help himself.Footage released by police appears to show Schreiber, a 36-year-old settler from the West Bank wearing a kippah and ritual tassels, run up behind an unsuspecting habited nun nearby King David’s Tomb and shove her to the ground.'We understand the d…
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Jerusalem court acquits a man indicted in nun attack, orders psychiatric care
A Jerusalem court has acquitted a man accused of attacking a Catholic nun, citing an insanity defense, but orders psychiatric hospitalization for up to six years.
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The Aug. 26 ruling ordered Yona Schreiber to be committed to an inpatient treatment facility for a maximum six years, though he may be released early at the d...
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