Israeli military vehicles entered Taybeh and ordered preparations for the annual Catholic celebration honoring the Virgin Mary to stop.
Israeli soldiers halt Catholic festival preparations in West Bank Christian village
Category: Israel’s treatment of Christians
Who on Earth Feels Threatened by a Nun?
From Jerusalem to the West Bank to Lebanon, attacks on Christians by Israelis have become far too common. The perpetrators confuse dominance and security – and any unfamiliar ‘other’ is seen as an enemy.
Israel Expels Father Louis Salman from Palestine
Catholic priest Father Louis Salman presided over what became his final Mass in the city of Beit Sahour near Bethlehem, before being forced to leave and return to Jordan after Israeli authorities refused to renew his residency permit.
If not stopped, Israel will wipe out Christians from Palestine by 2050: Bethlehem pastor
Movement curbs, violence, economic collapse are making life unbearable for Christians in Palestine, Bethlehem pastor Mitri Raheb tells Anadolu
“Spitting and humiliation are daily. People are afraid to walk in Jerusalem with Christian symbols.”
Rabbi Michael Henkin, one of the leaders of “the religious left,” whose members are in contact with Christian clergy in Jerusalem and the West Bank, says that a new ethos has developed in Israeli society, according to which anything perceived as different is a threat. Hence, while street signs say “Armenian Patriarchate Street,” some call it “Spitting Street.”
Tokenizing Christians In Israel
Netanyahu tried to smooth over recent Israeli anti-Christian hostility by showing off his token Christian soldiers. Don’t believe the hype.
Nun assaulted in Jerusalem amid ‘pattern’ of anti-Christian attacks by Israelis
Police arrest suspect who struck a 48-year-old nun in the face while she was walking in the city
Israel’s neighbors are irate about its treatment of religious sites
The destruction of the statue of Jesus is just the tip of the iceberg. Israel’s neighbors have been complaining about its treatment of Christians and Muslims.
The Shattered Figure of Jesus Is Not an Exception. It’s a Pattern
As a Palestinian Christian, the image of an Israeli soldier smashing a Jesus statue in Lebanon reinforces my lived experiences and what I’ve learned about Israeli Jews’ attitudes. But Western outrage at Jewish attacks on Christians must also extend to attacks on Muslims
Christians in Israel and Palestine, past and present
Palestinian Christians are often referred to as ‘Living Stones’, as the descendants of the original Christians who have remained and kept their faith throughout the land’s turbulent 2,000 years of history. They are an embodiment of the Palestinian concept of sumud (steadfastness) and are salt and light to their communities.