Movement curbs, violence, economic collapse are making life unbearable for Christians in Palestine, Bethlehem pastor Mitri Raheb tells Anadolu
If not stopped, Israel will wipe out Christians from Palestine by 2050: Bethlehem pastor
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“Spitting and humiliation are daily. People are afraid to walk in Jerusalem with Christian symbols.”
Rabbi Michael Henkin, one of the leaders of “the religious left,” whose members are in contact with Christian clergy in Jerusalem and the West Bank, says that a new ethos has developed in Israeli society, according to which anything perceived as different is a threat. Hence, while street signs say “Armenian Patriarchate Street,” some call it “Spitting Street.”
Israel Is Blocking Palestinians from Easter at Church Where Jesus Resurrected
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.