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.
Israel’s neighbors are irate about its treatment of religious sites
Category: Israel’s treatment of Christians
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.
Replay: Israel’s slow ethnic cleansing of Christians from the Holy Land
Israel has used the steady decline in Palestinian Christian numbers to promote a claim that Muslims are hounding them out of the region. But the real blame lies with Israel and the foreign Churches.
5 times Israelis desecrated Christian sites in the past two years
An image of an Israeli soldier smashing a Jesus statue in Lebanon went viral, but this is just the latest Israeli attack on Christians from Gaza to Jerusalem
Israel Is Blocking Palestinians from Easter at Church Where Jesus Resurrected
For Palestinian Christians, it would mark the first time that access to the church—which is known as the site of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial, and resurrection—is blocked over Easter. Historically, thousands of Christians around Jerusalem have traveled to the city and church as part of their Easter celebration.
Israeli Policies Threaten Future of Christian Schools in Jerusalem
Christian schools in occupied Jerusalem are warning that a new Israeli policy could jeopardize their ability to operate and undermine their long‑standing educational and religious mission.
Israeli police block Catholic cardinal from entering Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
Official press release from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land, after Israel’s egregious action toward church leaders on Palm Sunday
‘Christians Out’: Jerusalem Church Tagged With Hate Graffiti, Police Investigating
The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem warned last month that ‘recent activities undertaken by local individuals who advance damaging ideologies, such as Christian Zionism, mislead the public, sow confusion, and harm the unity of our flock’
Tucker Carlson interrogated in Israel, has passport seized after interviewing US ambassador
The conservative journalist, who has condemned Israeli influence in Washington, says Israeli security took his whole team in for questioning