British Bishop Condemns Israeli Military Closure of Last Fully Christian Village in Palestine

Fear and attacks grip Taybeh, the last all-Christian town in the West Bank

Historic Taybeh, a Palestinian Christian town in the occupied West Bank, targeted by settlers in coordinated attacks.

Israel shuts down Christian village terrorized by Jewish settlers

Despite the Israeli army declaring the Christian village of Taybeh a ‘closed military zone,’ Jewish settler terrorism against residents continues absent outside witnesses to report.

Palestinian Christian-majority Taybeh in occupied West Bank caught between Israeli army restrictions, occupier attacks

‘More than 15 families have left Taybeh over the past three years,’ Parish priest says

British bishop condemns Israeli military closure of last fully Christian village in Palestine

A leading British bishop has said he is “deeply alarmed” by the Israeli military’s decision to declare the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh a closed military zone after a series of settler attacks on the village. Bishop James Curry, auxiliary of Westminster and Lead Bishop for the Holy Land for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW), expressed his concern at the move in a statement published Wednesday. “I was deeply…

Once a haven, Christian Palestinians say they 'have no future' in this village

Residents of the West Bank village describe constant harassment by Israeli settlers, threats, damage to vehicles and arson. Fifteen families have left, along with dozens of young people. Since October 7, they say, 'everything has changed'

Israeli Army Surrounds Last Christian Town in West Bank

The IDF has declared the Christian town of Taybeh - the last entirely Christian community in the occupied West Bank - a 'closed military zone.'