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West Bank, Israeli settlers and Christian church

Attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian Christians surge
As the conflict between Israel and Gaza rages on, settlers in Israel have stepped up their campaign of intimidation against Palestinians of all faiths. NBC News' Matt Bradley reports from the West Bank on where this escalation is heading.
Clergy decry settler attacks on Christians in West Bank
Top church leaders in the Holy Land asserted Monday that Israeli authorities "facilitate and enable" the presence of Israeli settlers who have intensified attacks in recent weeks on the only entirely Christian Palestinian village remaining in the occupied West Bank.
Huckabee visits Christian church in West Bank that was target of arson attack
In early July, the occupied West Bank village of Taybeh was hit by an arson attack in the area of the ruins of the Byzantine-era Church of Saint George, which dates back to the fifth century.
Huckabee calls settler attack on Palestinian Christian town of Taybeh 'act of terror'
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee decried the alleged attack on a historic church in Taybeh. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee toured Taybeh on Saturday, a Palestinian Christian town north of Ramallah, which has allegedly seen multiple attacks by extremist settler groups in recent weeks.
US condemns attack on West Bank church as 'an act of terror'
US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has called for the perpetrators of an attack on a Palestinian church in the occupied West Bank to be prosecuted, calling it "an act of terror". Mr Huckabee said he had visited the Christian town of Taybeh,
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee Demands Accountability for West Bank Church Arson
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the Christian Palestinian town of Taybeh in the West Bank on Saturday, calling for full accountability following a series of violent incidents reportedly carried out by Israeli settlers,
US ambassador Huckabee visits West Bank village after Israeli settlers attack ancient church
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited a Palestinian Christian village in the West Bank on Saturday where residents say extremist Israeli settlers set fire to the ancient Church of St. George on 9 July.
US envoy demands ‘harsh consequences’ as he visits Christian town attacked by settlers
Touring Taybeh, Mike Huckabee says 'desecrating a church, mosque or synagogue is a crime against humanity and God' following arson attack on ruins of Christian house of worship The post US envoy demands ‘harsh consequences’ as he visits Christian town attacked by settlers appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Christian patriarchs make rare visit to Gaza

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