Israeli settlements put 1,500-year-old monastery at risk

Al Ray Agencies | Oct 12, 2013 Gaza, ALRAY, The spread of Israeli settlements threatens the 1,500 year old Saint Simon Fortress in the occupied West Bank, a region for future Palestine state, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. Cemal Ed-Dik, Kefr Ed-Dik parliament speaker, told an AA correspondent that the monastery consisted one-room only until the […]

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Another Israeli Extremist Price Tag Attack Targets Christian Monastery Near Jerusalem

 Thursday August 22, 2013 01:36 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies A Christian Monastery in the Deir Jamal area, between Jerusalem and Ramla, was attacked by a Molotov cocktail, while racist graffiti, used by Price Tag extremist Israeli groups, were found on its exterior walls, the Arabs48 news Website has reported. Image By Arabs48 […]

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Israeli held after 2012 monastery ‘price tag’ attack

Maan News Agency | July 1, 2013   JERUSALEM (AFP) — A court on Monday extended the remand of an Israeli man arrested on suspicion of vandalizing a Catholic monastery in a 2012 attack that shocked the Holy Land’s religious and political establishment. Moshe Orbach, 22, is a resident of Bnei Brak, a city near […]

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Israeli occupation soldiers storm Jenin village, take shots of houses near monastery

[ PIC 02/06/2013 – 09:47 PM ] Jenin, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Zababde village, south of Jenin, and took shots of a number of suburbs and houses before noon Sunday. Sources in the village said that IOF soldiers in five armored vehicles burst into downtown and took shots of suburbs and houses in […]

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Palestinians Protest Confiscation Of Cremisan Monastery Lands In Beit Jala

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article Friday May 10, 2013 05:27 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies On Thursday evening, hundreds of Palestinians held a protest against Israeli illegal confiscation of their lands, including lands that belong to […]

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Nun says locals building illegally on monastery land

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article   Maan News Agency | April 22, 2013 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The head of a monastery in East Jerusalem on Monday accused residents of al-Eizariyya of building illegally on church land. Al-Eizariyya residents […]

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PHOTOS | Suspected Jewish extremists vandalize Jerusalem monastery in Jerusalem

Maan News Agency | Dec 12, 2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Suspected Jewish extremists vandalized a Jerusalem monastery overnight Tuesday, Israeli police said. Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld told Ma’an that “Price-tag” was sprayed on the walls of the monastery and three vehicles were damaged in the attack. Police are investigating the incident, he added. Anti-Christian […]

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#PHOTOS | Palestinians condemn anti-Christian vandalism

Maan News Agency | Oct 3, 2012 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The PLO’s top negotiator and the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday strongly condemned racist and pro-settler vandalism on a Jerusalem monastery. “Price-tag” and “Jesus is a son of a bitch” were sprayed on the gate of the Monastery of Saint Francis, just outside of the Old […]

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