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Emmanuel Macron accuses Israeli officers of breaking “centuries-old” rules preventing them from entering a Crusader-era church in Jerusalem’s Old City that is considered French territory.
“May the anniversary of the unspeakable cruelty that humanity learned of 75 years ago serve as a summons to pause, be still and to remember,” he stated. “We need to do this lest we become indifferent.”
“Students started to write swastikas on my belongings, on my arms. I was pushed and shoved in the hallway,” related Ariana Hoblin of Florida.
The Passages nine-day trip to Israel was founded in light of young Americans born into Christian families who seem to be moving away from their faith.
The approval represents a continuation of a broader development plan for the Druze community that began in October 2016.
Three people were treated on the scene for facial trauma. The suspect was apprehended, and an investigation has begun.
In the 24 years since Israel handed over control of the town to the Palestinian Authority, Bethlehem’s Christian population has dwindled by some 80 percent—and it shows.
Unless the ultra-Orthodox grip on the religious services portfolio is broken, says New Right head Naftali Bennett, his party will not agree to any future coalition deal.
According to a Christmas report by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel’s Christian population now stands at 177,000, and Christian high-school students lead the country in matriculation grades.
“We are proud of our traditions. We are proud of our Christian friends. The State of Israel would not have come into being if it weren’t for the avid support of Christians in the 19th century, in the 20th century as well and in the 21st century,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the Israeli Tourism Ministry will provide free shuttle service between Jerusalem and Bethlehem for Christian pilgrims.
A Catholic NGO is to award anti-Israel activist Brigitte Herremans its “ambassador for peace” prize at the site of a transit camp from which Jews were sent to concentration camps during the Holocaust.
