Residents of West Bank’s last Christian village ‘living in fear’ - Vatican News
James Wilson ·
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As the olive harvest season begins, residents of Taybeh, the West Bank's last entirely Christian village, are unable to access their lands after the Israeli army declared the area a closed military zone. Palestinian Christian activist Ihab Hassan reports that restrictions apply only to Palestinians while Israeli settlers roam freely, cutting the village off from tourism, pilgrimages, and the outside world amidst ongoing attacks and growing emigration fears.