US Edition3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank
Police arrested three Palestinians for arson at a West Bank church, citing an attempt to incite sectarian tensions against a Christian community representing 1%-2% of the population.
- Palestinian Authority police arrested three Palestinians on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging a Nativity scene at the Holy Redeemer Church of Jenin, with arrests made late Wednesday after reviewing footage.
- Authorities linked the incident to rising harassment and extremism, noting Christians in the West Bank face growing threats from Israeli settlers and Palestinian extremists among roughly 3 million residents.
- Photos posted by the Holy Redeemer Church of Jenin showed the synthetic Christmas tree reduced to a gutted metal skeleton with red and gold ornaments, and police said they seized tools tied to suspects after reviewing surveillance footage.
- The church quickly replaced the tree and held a ceremony with local Muslim and Christian leaders and politicians, and Holy Redeemer Church said, `This occasion reaffirmed that attempts to harm religious symbols will never diminish the spirit of the city nor the faith of its people.`
- The wider conflict has coincided with a surge of violence in the West Bank, including settler violence targeting churches and Christian villages amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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3 Palestinians Busted in Christmas Tree Arson
Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging part of a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian Authority police said. Police said late Wednesday that the arrests were made after reviewing surveillance footage....
Palestinians Arrested After Allegedly Torching Christmas Tree
This was uncalled for and just a reminder that there is a war on Christmas. The Palestinian Authority police have reported that three Palestinians have been arrested after allegedly torching a Christmas tree that was located near a church in the West Bank. Take a look: 3 Palestinians accused of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank https://t.co/sp6loOZ3Ee pic.twitter.com/2Ur0XBeUl9 — New York Post (@nypost) December 25, 20…
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3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank
Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the West Bank city of Jenin.
Arson Attack Damages Church Property In Jenin Ahead Of Christmas
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent JENIN/JERUSALEM (Worthy News) – Minority Christians in Palestinian territories faced a tense Christmas after church officials confirmed that “an arson attack” damaged a Christmas tree and a Nativity grotto at the Holy Redeemer Church in Jenin. The incident near the city’s Latin Catholic parish in the West Bank, also known Biblically as Judea and Samaria, was condemned by church lead…
At dawn last Monday, unknown persons burned down the Christmas tree, which was set up in the yard of the Vadi Church of the Latin Church in Jenin. As the news spread, several official, popular, Christian, Muslim, local and international quarters quickly denounced, condemned and described the incident, for example, by Father Fadi Jabran, the Church Shepherd in Jenin, as a strange incident that did not. [...]
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