Israeli police arrest man for throwing firebomb inside Catholic church

Israeli police have arrested a Jewish man after he allegedly threw a firebomb inside the Basilica of All Nations at Gethsemane Church on the Mount of Olives on 4th December. Though not immediately identified, the man was wearing a large crocheted skullcap generally associated with Jewish settlers. Franciscan Fr Benito Choque, superior of the Convent of Gethsemane, told Catholic... Read More

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September 17, 2020

US evangelicals get Israeli visas; Catholics want equal treatment

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed astonishment that a large group of evangelical Christians from the US received visas to come to Israel to help with the grape harvest in West Bank settlements, while Catholic institutions have not been able to obtain Israeli visas for their volunteers and staff members because of the Covid-19... Read More

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May 12, 2020

Church leaders oppose Israeli plans to annex unilaterally West Bank land

Moving forward with an Israeli plan to unilaterally annex West Bank land could mean the end to the already languishing Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, said the heads of the Holy Land churches. “An array of plans for Israel to unilaterally annex West Bank land, backed mainly by right-wing factions, raises serious and catastrophic questions about the... Read More

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December 23, 2019

Banksy unveils ‘Scar of Bethlehem’ Nativity mural

A Nativity scene by British artist Banksy has appeared at his hotel in Bethlehem. The artwork, titled the Scar of Bethlehem and described by the artist on Instagram as a ‘modified Nativity set’, shows the baby Jesus in his manager along with Mary and Joseph in front of Israel’s controversial West Bank barrier, which appears... Read More

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January 23, 2019

Bishops express unity with Israeli Christians, warn of Palestinian crisis

Bishops from Europe, North America and South Africa who joined this year’s Holy Land Co-ordination reiterated their solidarity with all of Israel’s Christians and called for their equal inclusion in Israeli society. “Throughout our visit, we have experienced how there are Israeli citizens from many different backgrounds who coexist and work together for the common... Read More

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May 15, 2018

Dozens killed in protests as US embassy inaugurated in Jerusalem

As the new United States embassy was inaugurated in Jerusalem on 14th May, violence broke out between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers. International media reported that in Gaza, at least 52 people were killed, including five under the age of 18, and some 2,000 were injured. The death toll was expected to rise. Palestinians claim... Read More

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March 18, 2016

Christians concerned with Israeli restrictions for Holy Week and Easter

Israeli restrictions on reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Holy Week and Easter are part of the current Israeli government’s policy of making Jerusalem an exclusively Jewish city, said Yusef Daher, secretary-general of the Jerusalem Interchurch Center. Describing the network of Israeli police barriers that disrupt the flow and number of people able... Read More

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