At dawn on Tuesday, a gang of Jewish settlers carried out an attack against the 'al-Masalba Monastery' belonging to the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem. The attackers scrawled the walls of the Christian hermitage with offensive racist slogans and threats of violence, and also damaged two of their vehicles.
 
The Secretary-General of the Christian National Assembly in the Holy Lands, Dmitry Delany, placed full responsibility for the terrorist attack on the Israeli government and pointed out that "the increasing number of racist crimes perpetrated by settlers is a reflection of the fascism of the government which provides physical and legal protection to Jewish terrorist gangs."

Delany added that "Jewish terrorist attacks against Muslims, Christians and their holy places constitute a basis to demand international protection." He pointed out that the "al-Masalba Monastery carries great religious significance deriving its name from the tree which used to grow where it currently stands. The wood used to make the cross on which Christ was crucified was taken from this tree. Additionally, it has a long history - this monastery was built three kilometres south-west of the walls of the old fifth century town, and was visited by delegations of pilgrims, scholars and poets from the various parts of the earth."

Source: Quds Press