Posts Tagged: Palestinian Christians
Orthodox Christians Await Holy Light in Jerusalem Under Heavy Police Restrictions
Thousands of Palestinian Christians and pilgrims from around the world filled Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday to celebrate the Orthodox Holy Light ceremony, under a...
Warning by Jerusalem Church Leaders That Christians Face Threat to Presence in Holy Land is ‘Baseless’: Israeli Government
Israel has rebuffed accusations by Church leaders that “fringe, radical groups” are attempting to drive Christians out of the Holy Land as “baseless” and a...
Leaked Hamas Christmas Memo Causes Christian Dismay in Gaza
A leaked Hamas memo showing Gaza's ruling Islamist group wanted to curb Christmas celebrations among Gaza's Muslim majority has upset the enclave's tiny Christian community...
Transition From Terrorist to Gandhian Figure Will Not Wash
Get ready for the onslaught of sympathetic media coverage for Maher al-Akhras, who is approximately 80 days into a hunger strike against the powers that...
Fear of Islamist Attacks Overshadows Christmas Celebrations for Christians in Gaza
Palestinian Christians in Gaza will mark tomorrow's Christmas holiday discreetly, as they are both wary of overt celebrations in the wake of the destructive war...
Watchdog Highlights Manipulation of Christmas as a Weapon Against Israel
A new report from Israeli watchdog NGO Monitor has exposed disturbing levels of anti-Israel hatred in the Christmas messages and appeals promoted by radical Christian...
Israel Grants Palestinian Christians Travel Visas for Christmas
Palestinian Christians pictured outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity on Christmas eve in 2006. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org - Israel...
Profiting From Contempt
You would think that at the dawn of the 21st century, respectable religious institutions would refrain from demonizing Israel and the Jews who claim it...
Who is Abu Naji?
Every year, starting in about November, Palestinian Christians and their allies in North America use the Christmas season as an opportunity to portray Israel as...
Five Gaza Christian Schools Face Closure After Hamas Ruling
JNS.org - Five Christian schools in Gaza are facing closure if Hamas, the Palestinian terror group that controls the Gaza Strip, follows through on a new...
CBS, Breaking Faith With Its Viewers One Day at a Time
"You can also talk about the weather. If the weather is not good, the cause is the occupation." - Father...
Obama to Signal Solidarity With Middle Eastern Christians
Times of Israel - When he visits the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem next week, US President Barack Obama will be looking to signal solidarity with the...
The World’s Humanitarian Double Standard
The world's double standards concerning which peoples qualify as oppressed and deserving of help are staggering. Two recent stories illustrate this point: First, a report exposed, in...
Imprisoned by a Web of Misinformation
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