The French nun was pushed over and kicked in the apparently unprovoked assault, amid a rise in harassment of Christians in the city by Jewish extremists.

The French nun was pushed over and kicked in the apparently unprovoked assault, amid a rise in harassment of Christians in the city by Jewish extremists.

Suspect detained after Mount Zion attack that left sister with bruised face; amid outcry, police say they treat assaults on clergy with 'utmost severity'

Israel's police say they have arrested a man suspected of assaulting a French nun in Jerusalem the previous day, amid a rise in attacks targeting Christians in Israel and the Palestinian territories.