Netanyahu tried to smooth over recent Israeli anti-Christian hostility by showing off his token Christian soldiers. Don’t believe the hype.
Tokenizing Christians In Israel
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Israel’s New Ambassador to the ‘Christian World’ Served as Envoy to Azerbaijan During the Ethnic Cleansing of Christians from Nagorno-Karabakh
The Israeli-supported military offensive led to the ethnic cleansing of the entire Armenian Christian population, more than 100,000 people, and the end of an ancient Christian community. Today, Azerbaijani authorities are destroying churches in the territory.
Israel’s top Jewish religious body ‘refuses to condemn’ smashing of Jesus statue
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate declined to condemn the smashing of a statue of Jesus by a soldier in southern Lebanon, but agreed to coordinate with the military and Israel’s propaganda apparatus, known as hasbara, in handling similar incidents in the future
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.
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
Archbishop for US Military Says Iran War Is Unjust Under Catholic Teaching
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.