Jerusalem's Top Catholic Prelate Lodges Complaint With Israel Over Settler Encroachment

Jerusalem's Top Catholic Prelate Lodges Complaint With Israel Over Settler Encroachment

Leaders of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem sent authorities a formal complaint, claiming encroachments of Church-owned land in the West Bank.

Latin Patriarchate slams settler attacks on Church land in West Bank | NEWS

JERUSALEM (AsiaNews): The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has expressed its “full rejection” of Israeli settler “encroachments” on its land in the Tayasir/Hamam al-Maleh areas of the Jordan Valley in the West Bank. In a press release on April 24, it reported a “field meeting” with Israeli civil and military authorities to discuss the serious incident and to submit an “official and documented complaint,” including details of the attack. According…