A nun and a priest stand outside the Monastery of the Cross after it was defaced with graffiti in Jerusalem February 7, 2012.
The monastery, built on the spot where tradition holds the tree from which Jesus’ cross was made, was defaced with graffiti bearing the hallmarks of militant Jewish settlers, police said on Tuesday. [REUTERS/Baz Ratner]

![A nun and a priest stand outside the Monastery of the Cross after it was defaced with graffiti in Jerusalem February 7, 2012.
The monastery, built on the spot where tradition holds the tree from which Jesus’ cross was made, was defaced with graffiti bearing the hallmarks of militant Jewish settlers, police said on Tuesday. [REUTERS/Baz Ratner]
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