US EditionIsraeli Settlers Set Fire Near Ancient Church in West Bank Christian Village - News From Antiwar.com
TAYBEH, WEST BANK, JUL 8 – Settlers targeted Taybeh's historic church and cemetery to intimidate Palestinians amid 2,153 settler attacks in the West Bank during the first half of 2025, priests said.
- On July 7, Jewish settlers set fires near a historic 5th-century church dedicated to St. George and an ancient Christian cemetery in Taybeh, a fully Christian Palestinian village in the West Bank.
- This attack occurred amid escalating settler violence targeting Taybeh and other villages, fueled by expanding illegal settlement outposts quietly protected by the Israeli military.
- Local priests have reported that settlers frequently allow their cattle to feed on privately owned farmland close to residential areas, causing damage to crucial olive groves that support families, while Israeli authorities generally do not take action to stop these incidents.
- The priests urged an immediate and transparent investigation and called on international and church communities to apply diplomatic pressure and send delegations to document damages and support residents.
- The attacks threaten Taybeh's unique Christian heritage and residents' livelihood, while violence persists in a context of near-impunity and broader regional tensions affecting Palestinian communities.
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The founder of Religious Freedom Data Center speaks of 'careful development' in the attacks of settlers. 'Preoccupied' the 'legitimation' of ministers and police. An ideology of Jewish supremacy has 'placed roots', but the rights of minorities are not a 'marginal question'. On July 14 patriarchs and heads of the Churches of Jerusalem visiting 'solidarity' in Taybeh.
Priests of West Bank’s only remaining all-Christian town issue urgent appeal against Israeli settler violence
The three priests of Taybeh in the West Bank issued an urgent appeal for justice this week after Israeli settlers reportedly escalated their acts of violence… The post Priests of West Bank’s only remaining all-Christian town issue urgent appeal against Israeli settler violence appeared first on CatholicVote org.
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Mises InstituteA Palestinian Christian community is the latest target of settler violence in the West Bank
On July 7, settlers carried out a daytime arson attack on the Church of St. George and a Byzantine Christian cemetery. The fifth-century church is “one of the oldest and most venerated places of worship for Christians in Palestine.”
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