A Palestinian church committee has warned that assaults by illegal Israeli settlers threaten the long-standing Christian community in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, calling on churches globally to take immediate and visible steps to safeguard Palestinian civilians, including Christians.
In a letter to churches around the world, the Palestinian Presidential Higher Committee for Church Affairs said attacks by Israeli settlers have surged in various neighborhoods of the West Bank.
It noted that the attacks have targeted towns and villages like Birzeit, Taybeh, and Ein Arik in the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorates, as well as al-Makhrour and Ash Ghurab areas in Bethlehem governorate.
According to the committee, the types of attacks include arrests, physical assaults, land confiscations, and the growth of settlement outposts.
It characterized the assaults as part of a deliberate policy designed to change both the demographic and geographic makeup of the region, with the goal of forcibly displacing the local population. (more...)
Palestinian committee seeks global help to protect Christians, churches amid settler attacks
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