Hamas, it seems, has taken Israeli contempt for Palestinian life as a cultural and political weakness that Gazans can turn against the oppressor state.
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New law allows Israel to revoke residency of East Jerusalem Palestinians
The law also will allow for the state to deport anyone whose residency status has been withdrawn.
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Israel suspends plan to tax Jerusalem church properties
Roman Catholic officials issued a statement saying that Christian leaders were holding consultations and would soon announce their response, including a decision on whether to reopen the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Israeli settler leader says settlements grew rapidly in 2017
The number of Jewish settlers in the West Bank grew at nearly twice the rate of Israel’s overall population last year.
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Palestinian Christians slam Vice President Pence’s pro-Israel faith
Pence was in Jerusalem on Monday, expressing his full-throated support for Israel in a speech to parliament filled with biblical references.
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In Holy Land, U.S. Hispanic bishops say building walls does no good
Bishop Elizondo was among 10 Hispanic U.S. bishops visiting the Holy Land to advocate for “bridges not walls.”
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True believers want peace for Jerusalem, pope tells imam
Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, the grand imam, hosted a meeting Jan. 17-18 with Christian and Muslim clerics and political leaders from 86 countries in reaction to President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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Middle East leaders increase efforts to fight U.S. decision on Jerusalem
In his annual “state of the world address” Jan. 8 to diplomats from more than 180 countries, Pope Francis urged countries once again to respect the status quo of Jerusalem.
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Is Trump widening a rift between the evangelicals and Middle Eastern Christians?
The embassy move appears to make an already delicate existence even more complicated for Palestinian Christians.
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Pope Francis addresses North Korea, says world peace depends on right to life and disarmament
Speaking on the 100th anniversary of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s proposed League of Nations, Francis said today’s leaders can learn two lessons from the ashes of World War I.