Israeli treatment of Christians, Christian actions regarding Israel, Bible regarding Israel
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
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.
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.
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
The Catholic Archbishop for the US Military Services has said the US-Israeli war against Iran is unjust, according to Catholic teaching, as Catholic leaders in the US, Rome, and the Middle East continue to criticize the conflict.
Lebanon’s Christians are being told by the Israeli military to get rid of any displaced Shias hiding in their homes or villages. Haven’t we seen this story before, and don’t we all know how it ends?
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.
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.
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
Netanyahu’s offensive remarks about Christianity have angered Christians everywhere, as well as every reasonable and wise person in this region and across the world.