Artist: Moshe Arenfeld
Confronting Bodies: Israeli court of appeals
Date of Action: March 1995 and March 1997
Specific Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Description of Artwork: Arenfeld spit on a cross that was part of a religious procession outside of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre in March 1995.
Description of Incident: In the original trial, a judge concluded that a religious disturbance had occured even though there was no act that tried to prevent the procession. The judge suggested that "freedom of expression has its limits."
Results of Incident: The appeals court upheld this ruling and enforced a two month sentence and $240.00 fine.
Source: Index on Censorship, 3/97
Submitted By: NCAC