PA warns Christian presence under threat as Israel plans 34 settlements
LONDON: The Palestinian Authority warned on Sunday that the Israeli decision to build 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank posed a direct threat to the presence of Christian communities.The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine has expressed its concerns in a letter to church leaders worldwide about the expansion of Israeli settlements, land confiscation, and isolating towns through military checkpoints, according to the Palestine News Agency.Six new settlements are planned to be built in the Bethlehem…
The Palestinian Authority (PA) warned on Sunday that Israel's plan to construct 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank directly threatens Christian communities. The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine sent a letter to global church leaders, highlighting concerns over settlement expansion, land confiscation, and the isolation of towns via military checkpoints. Six of the new settlements are slated for the Bethlehem Governorate, impacting predominantly Christian towns like Beit Jala and Beit Sahour. The committee stated that Israeli settlements are "an attempt to reshape the geographic and demographic reality of the occupied Palestinian territory." Israel has allocated $434 million for these settlements and an additional $355 million for supporting road construction. The PA urged international churches to protect the Holy Land and the Palestinian Christian presence.
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