The Israeli military declared the Palestinian village of Taybeh a closed military zone to “maintain order” but residents say settlers are still allowed to raid the area.
One Christian leader said the rise of religious extremists in govt is making it easier for people to get away with acts of anti-Christian hate. “They are making it very clear that there is no right to be here as a Christian.”
The Israeli prime minister claimed Lebanese Christians want Israeli annexation, despite Israel’s attacks on churches and Christian 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
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.
Police arrest suspect who struck a 48-year-old nun in the face while she was walking in the city