How did Jamshid Hassani, a Shi’ite Muslim born in Iran, become a Christian priest living in Israel, who only recently discovered his Jewish roots?
Suleiman Frangieh, 56, is heir to an old Lebanese Christian political dynasty and a friend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Harassments that include spitting, cursing and pushing Armenian priests in the alleys of the Old City have already become routine. Police have so far failed to provide even a minimal response.
The vandalism extends a pattern of attacks on Christian sites in Israel.
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem accuses radical Israeli groups of threatening the presence of Christians in the holy city, while Israeli officials say reality on the ground is different.
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