Vandals Desecrate Catholic Cemetery West of Jerusalem

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This isn't the first time that the Beit Jamal Monastery is the target of vandalism and violence.

Jack Khoury?|?Jan 09, 2016 6:36 PM

Unknown assailants have desecrated a Catholic cemetery belonging to the Beit Jamal Monastery near Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem.

Several crosses were broken in the incident. The vandalism took place last month but only became public in recent days after a police complaint was filed.

This isn't the first time that the Franciscan monastery is targeted by vandalism and violence. Catholic officials say that a similar incident took place in the end of September, and in March 2014 anti-Christian slogans were spray-painted on the monastery's walls.

In 2013 a firebomb was thrown at the monastery.

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.696424

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beit_Jimal

[No Vested Interest]

1. I wish cemetery vandalism were limited to the Middle East.

Unfortunately, it's not at all uncommon across the US.

Not on anti-Christian grounds, of course, just bored or ignorant American youth, for the most part.
But the damage is real, and often, remains uncorrected.

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2. You're right.

It is a place for the remains of people and a place that those who loved them visit. It should be respected.