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.
More than 230 Christian school teachers were barred from Jerusalem through restrictive permit policies, exposing a broader Israeli strategy to undermine Palestinian education and religious presence in the city. Fayha’ Shalash reports from the West Bank.
As Israel’s genocide in Gaza rolls on, the territory’s tiny Christian community is threatened as never before.
Like all Palestinians in Gaza, hundreds of Christians living in the Strip found themselves with nowhere to hide once the war with Israel began after October 7, Israeli forces often targeting churches…