Ramzi Khouri, Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee Head, warned that attacks targeting Palestinian Christians could no longer be regarded as isolated incidents.
From Jerusalem to the West Bank to Lebanon, attacks on Christians by Israelis have become far too common. The perpetrators confuse dominance and security – and any unfamiliar ‘other’ is seen as an enemy.
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