An American tourist is arrested for smashing ancient Roman statues at a museum in Israel
- An American tourist was arrested in Jerusalem for allegedly vandalizing sculptures in the Israel Museum. He claimed that the statues were against the Torah, Judaism's most important text.
- Another incident in the city involved a Jewish American tourist who vandalized a statue of Christ with a hammer. The suspect was taken into police custody for further questioning.
- The Israel Museum condemned the incident as "extremely worrying" and brought the damaged statues to professionals in their preservation department for restoration. Despite the incident, the museum will remain open to the public.
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American Tourist Is Arrested for Smashing Ancient Roman Statues at Museum in Israel
JERUSALEM—Israeli police have arrested an American tourist at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem after he hurled works of art to the floor, defacing two second-century Roman statues. The vandalism late Thursday raised questions about the safety of Israel’s priceless collections and stirred concern about a rise in attacks on cultural heritage in Jerusalem. Police identified the suspect as a radical 40-year-old Jewish American tourist and said initial…
Deranged American Tourist Hurls Priceless Ancient Roman Statues to the Floor and Defaces Them in Israeli Museum - Lawyer Says Man Suffered From ‘Jerusalem Syndrome'
An American tourist allegedly had a mental breakdown and went on a bizarre destructive rampage at an Israeli museum, smashing two priceless ancient Roman statues from 2nd century AD, and claimed that they represented ‘idolatry’ and were ‘contrary to the Torah’, authorities said.
Interrogations, according to Israeli police, suggest that tourist from the United States considered statues to contradict the Torah.
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An American tourist is arrested for smashing ancient Roman statues at a museum in Israel
The tourist's lawyer said he was suffering from a mental disorder that psychiatrists have labeled the Jerusalem syndrome. The post An American tourist is arrested for smashing ancient Roman statues at a museum in Israel appeared first on Boston.com.
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