Israeli police have arrested an American tourist at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem after he hurled works of art to the floor, damaging two second-century Roman statues.
he smashed the statues because he considered them “to be idolatrous and contrary to the Torah.”
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The man’s lawyer, Nick Kaufman, denied that he had acted out of religious fanaticism.
If you say so! Its horrible that someone who isnt even from an area thinks they have the right to destroy another place's cultural heritage and history because they feel it goes against their religion.
he smashed the statues because he considered them “to be idolatrous and contrary to the Torah.”
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The man’s lawyer, Nick Kaufman, denied that he had acted out of religious fanaticism.
If you say so! Its horrible that someone who isnt even from an area thinks they have the right to destroy another place's cultural heritage and history because they feel it goes against their religion.