Last Christian town in Holy Land suffers another settler attack

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Source: Forum of Holy Land Christians

Once again, Taybeh, the last all-Christian town in the West Bank has been attacked by illegal Israeli settlers.

The Forum of Holy Land Christians released the following statement yesterday.

About 2.30am today (28 July) some masked men broke into the Palestinian Christian town of Taybeh, to the east of Ramallah, torched cars and sprayed hostile graffiti in Hebrew. This incident comes twenty days after some settlers broke into the town and lit a fire near the ancient Church of Saint George.

Thanks be to God, as in the previous incident, also in this case, nobody was hurt, though while fields were torched last time; this time cars were torched.

Unfortunately, these attacks come amid a clear rise of settlers' violence across the West Bank, not only against Palestinians, but also, in some cases, even against the Israeli security systems!

While condemning this terrorist attack, we make three main demands:

First, there is a need for an in-depth investigation by a neutral international body.

Second, it is important to hold the terrorists accountable, since an apology alone won't guarantee that such attacks won't be repeated in the future!

Third, it is not enough to act against the terrorists, but it is important to act also against those who incite them.

In the meantime, we encourage Palestinian Christians particularly and people of good will in general, not to lose hope, since we are confident that the vast majority of those who live in the Holy Land, from all religions and denominations, want to live in peace, while respecting the right of each other to live in security and dignity in his/her homeland.

We urge all those who have some influence to act firmly before it is too late, since such incident contributes negatively not only for increased fears among Palestinian Christians, but also for reducing the belief in the chances for reconciliation and peace between Israelis and Palestinians, for which we continue to pray and work despite ALL challenges!

The Forum of Holy Land Christians is a group of prominent Israeli Palestinian Christians.