Posts Tagged: Syrian Christians
Syrian Christian Leader Chides President Over Deadly Church Bombing
Syria's top Christian leader said on Tuesday at the funeral for victims of a deadly church bombing that President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government bore responsibility for not protecting minorities...
British-Jewish Publisher, Philanthropist, Savior of Mideast Christians Dies at 96
JNS.org - British-Jewish publisher and philanthropist George Weidenfeld, known for funding the rescue of 2,000 Syrian and Iraqi Christians who were being threatened by the Islamic...
Mideast Christian Leaders Condemn Deadly ISIS Attack on Christian-Owned Restaurants in Syria
JNS.org - Middle East Christian leaders condemned the recent attack by the Islamic State terror group that targeted Christian-owned restaurants in the Syrian city of Al-Qamishli. Islamic...
Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz Call for US to Give Priority to Christian Syrian Refugees
JNS.org - Republican presidential candidates US Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) and former Florida governor Jeb Bush have called on America to give priority to Middle Eastern...
Islamic State Forces Syrian Christians to Sign Contract Under Threat of Death
JNS.org - The Islamic State terror group published photos of the terror group forcing Syrian Christians to sign a dhimmi (non-Muslim) contract that forces the Christians...
Syrian Christian Families Flee New Onslaught by Islamic State
JNS.org - Hundreds of Syrian Christian families fled their homes in the central Syrian town of Sadad over the weekend over fears of a new onslaught...
Catholic Charity Group Pledges $2.8 Million to Syria’s Persecuted Christians
JNS.org - The international Catholic charity group Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has pledged $2.8 million in emergency aid to Christians in Syria. According...
Israeli Christians Speak Out Against ISIS Persecution of Iraqi Christians
JNS.org - A group of Israeli Christians is speaking out to express solidarity with Christians in Iraq over the persecution they are suffering at...
How Boycotts Hurt the Cause of Middle East Peace
Next month, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada will convene in Ottawa for a historic joint assembly. Among the...
Pope Francis Calls for Peace in Syria, Protection of Syrian Christians
JNS.org - Pope Francis, during a meeting with several humanitarian groups dealing with the Syrian civil war, renewed his appeal for peace in Syria...
Kidnapped Syrian Christian Archbishops Freed
Two Syrian Christian archbishops have reportedly been freed after being kidnapped at gunpoint outside their home in Aleppo a day earlier, Al Jazeera reported. Bishop Yohanna...
Turkey Erects Refugee Camps for Fleeing Syrian Christians
Turkey is erecting new refugee camps to accommodate the growing number of Christians fleeing the Syrian civil war. Turkey has seen an influx of 250,000-400,000 Syrian...
Obama to Highlight Plight of Mideast Christians on Visit
U.S. President Barack Obama intends to highlight the plight of Middle East Christians during his upcoming trip to the region. "It's been a very difficult series...
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...
