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Historically, the issue appears to have several roots:

Medieval hostility toward Christianity

Many Jewish communities in Europe suffered persecution, forced conversions, expulsions, pogroms, and massacres carried out by Christian authorities or mobs.

Some medieval Jewish communities developed symbolic customs expressing contempt for idolatry or for institutions associated with their persecutors. A small number of historical sources mention spitting as a symbolic gesture when referring to idolatry or when passing churches, though it was not a universal Jewish practice and was never a core religious obligation.

Religious rejection of Christian theology

Traditional Judaism rejects the Christian belief that Jesus is divine. Some extremists interpret this theological disagreement in a hostile way toward Christian symbols, clergy, or churches.

Most Jewish authorities, however, distinguish between rejecting a religion's doctrines and mistreating its followers.

Modern religious and nationalist extremism

Christian leaders, Israeli officials, and researchers have linked the recent increase in spitting incidents and other harassment to a small number of ultra-nationalist and extremist religious groups rather than to Judaism as a whole.

In short, the behavior is generally traced to a mixture of historical Jewish-Christian conflict, anti-Christian sentiment among some extremists, and certain localized medieval customs, rather than to any universally accepted Jewish law or practice. Many prominent Orthodox rabbis and Israeli leaders have explicitly stated that spitting on Christians is contrary to Jewish values and should not occur.

1000 يوم إب.ادة في غزة

Genetic memory

Millionaire builds 99 fully equipped homes to provide shelter for the homeless in his community

طرد سياح إسرائيليين من مقهي في برلين

The Spittings

While the world celebrates the opening of the World Cup, Israel is raining missiles down on us, turning night into day. Even as I write this post, a missile has fallen not far from us.

Israeli soldier shoots child

Israeli minister says "Jews are above the law" when evicting a man from his own house of over 40 years

ناشطة ألمانية مشاركة في أسطول الصمود: قاموا بضربي كل يوم ولم يقدموا لي الطعام أو الشراب

عضو في مجلس النواب الأمريكي: إسرائيل تنفق ملايين الدولارات لشراء مقاعد في الكونغرس

It's Bisan From Gaza, This Is Life After 'Ceasefire'

4 years ago today, Israel murdered prominent Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Israeli forces would then go on to attack the mourners carrying her casket.

Provocation. Israeli officers met with Druze leaders in the Syrian village of El-Rima.

After two and a half years beneath the rubble, the body of child Dana Shaknatna was finally recovered in Gaza today.