Each fundamentalist movement presents to its followers a vision of a state of religious law between the river Jordan and the sea - a Halachic State or an Islamic Caliphate.
Gopstein, who leads the extremist anti-Arab group Lehava, was convicted for a speech ten years ago at a memorial to the extremist Jewish rabbi Meir Kahane.
In an effort by the church to deter any future attacks, work began today to install an iron fence around the monastery, located in the port city of Haifa.
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem has issued an appeal for international protection of holy sites after
Sunday's attack on worshippers at one of the ancient Churches in occupied East Jerusalem; the third attack since the start of 2023.