A priest stands by a damaged statue of Jesus in the Church of the Flagellation in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) ...

AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Jerusalem — Israeli police on Thursday arrested an American tourist after he allegedly knocked down and broke a statue of Jesus in a church in Jerusalem's Old City.

Israeli police have reportedly arrested an American tourist for vandalizing a sculpture of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Flagellation in Jerusalem’s Old City. Images of the damaged statue on ...

A statue of Christ and artwork are pictured in the Franciscan Church of Flagellation in Jerusalem’s Old City July 28, 2020. Israeli police arrested an American Jewish tourist Feb. 2, 2023, for ...

An American tourist was arrested in Jerusalem after allegedly pulling down a statue of Jesus inside a church in the city. Israeli police say that the incident took place inside the Church of the ...

On Feb. 2, 2023, a vandal desecrated an image of Jesus at the Church of the Flagellation located on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, the route that Christ walked to Mount Calvary, where he was ...

Israeli police arrested an American Jewish tourist Feb. 2 for vandalizing a statue of Jesus at the Franciscan Church of Flagellation in the Old City. In a statement condemning the attack against a ...

A Palestinian shooting attack outside a synagogue in east Jerusalem killed seven people, including a 14-year-old. The statue was found laying on the floor after the incident took place. AP ...

The team of archaeologists have been working at the site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, which is believed to be the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and burial ...

Police arrested an American tourist in the Church of the Flagellation in Jerusalem's Old City after he broke a statue of Jesus. (CREDIT: Reuters) ...