Christian presence in West Bank threatened by Israel-Palestine conflict

The author grew up near Shepherds’ Field in Beit Sahour, a Christian town in the West Bank, where a new illegal Israeli settlement outpost threatens the community’s existence. The settlement jeopardizes planned projects for a children’s hospital and cultural center, impacting the town’s Christian majority. The author emphasizes the importance of supporting both Jewish safety and Palestinian rights, urging the global Church to speak up against Palestinian suffering and defend human dignity in the region to preserve the Christian presence in the place where the Christian story began.

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