The Israeli prime minister claimed Lebanese Christians want Israeli annexation, despite Israel’s attacks on churches and Christian sites
Netanyahu claims Israel protects Christians after Israeli attacks hit churches in Lebanon
Category: Israel’s treatment of Christians
How church land became Israel’s new battleground in Jerusalem
“These practices are part of a systematic policy targeting the religious and historical presence in occupied Jerusalem, including both Islamic and Christian endowments.”
Israeli extremists are terrorizing Palestinian Christians and their holy sites
With Religious Zionism dominating key institutions of the Israeli state, police and courts fail to hold its adherents accountable for attacks on Christian communities
Archbishop of Canterbury vows to help Palestinians achieve ‘freedom you deserve,’ calls for end to Israeli occupation
Sarah Mullally, the head of the Church of England, has a powerful message after a pilgrimage in which she met Palestinians attacked by settlers and others detained without trial (2 articles).
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate denounces Israeli seizure of church land in Jerusalem
During the operation, “the Patriarchate’s representative was forcibly removed, his equipment was confiscated, trees were uprooted, and the property was enclosed with fencing and gates”.
88 attacks against Palestinian Christians recorded since start of year
The figures suggest that 2026 could set a new record, surpassing the 181 incidents recorded last year.
Israel has no mercy on Christian communities in West Bank, Lebanon: 2 Articles
Taybeh’s Christians see soaring rates of Israeli military-assisted settler violence; Christians in Lebanon’s ancient city of Tyre flee as Israeli bombs kill 8.
Israeli soldiers halt Catholic festival preparations in West Bank Christian village
Israeli military vehicles entered Taybeh and ordered preparations for the annual Catholic celebration honoring the Virgin Mary to stop.
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.