The recent conviction of an Israeli settler for an arson attack on the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes is a reminder that Jewish extremism toward Christians and their holy sites is a problem as old as the state of Israel itself.
As with every year, Israel issued a number of permits for West Bank and Gaza Christians to enter Jerusalem during Easter. But then it imposed a week-long closure on the occupied territories for the Jewish Passover holiday, which coincided with Easter celebrations, thus deeming all permits void for this week.
![Israel not paying to de-mine Christian holy site [VIDEO]](https://israelpalestinenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Qasr-al-Yahud-728x410.jpg "Israel not paying to de-mine Christian holy site [VIDEO]")
Half a million tourists annually walk past two fenced-in minefields to visit Qasr al-Yahud,- the site where Jesus was believed to have been baptised in the River Jordan. Many consider it the third holiest site in Christianity. Israel peppered it with mines in 1967. It continues to refuse to pay to remove them…
Last Israeli hostage found at great cost to Gaza’s psyche; latest headlines on the Iran situation; settlers get whatever strikes their fancy; 13 Israeli NGOs publish scathing report on occupation; more Israeli content for Hollywood; more.
Sale of the social media giant has finally been sealed, with Oracle now on the board, with a 15% share. Ellison is an ardent friend of Israel with deep pockets.
Opening of Rafah crossing is months overdue; Palestinian killed in West Bank; insights from Netanyahu’s “Submarine Affair”; Bari Weiss strikes out; Mike Huckabee; Columbia U
“The monetization of ruins”; PM Netanyahu is the boss of President Herzog; Israeli settlers are out of control
One side ceases, the other fires; Board of Peace and Gaza Master Plan news; Israel kills farmer in West Bank; West Bank humanitarian crisis; calls for probe of President Herzog before visit to Australia
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt suggested in a now-deleted interview that “behind the scenes” he is “helping” Senator Ted Cruz to “take down” Tucker Carlson and helping Ben Shapiro “take down” Nick Fuentes. By Chris Menahan, Reposted from Information Liberation, January 15, 2026 ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt suggested in a now-deleted interview that “behind the…
Many of the figures emerging as key players in the new US-backed “Board of Peace” for Gaza were central to Washington’s Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the deadly aid scheme under whose watch over 2,600 Gazans were killed.