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Christian communities in Middle East face mounting pressure, bishop says

Catholic World Report

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June 26, 2026

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War, economic instability, and emigration are driving a decline in Christian communities across the Holy Land, said Bishop Iyad Akram Twal, auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. [...]

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Jewish News Syndicate

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· Jul 7, 2026

Wartime reality reshapes family life in Israel

English-speaking educators, therapists and rabbis gathered in Jerusalem to explore how trauma, reserve duty and prolonged war are transforming marriage and relationships.

TRT World

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· Jul 3, 2026

Jewish extremists target Christians in occupied East Jerusalem

A crisis is quietly accelerating for some of the world’s oldest Christian populations in the Holy Land. Newly released data from religious freedom monitors shows attacks on Christians by Jewish extremists are on course to reach record levels this year. Mohammad Al-Kassim reports from occupied East Jerusalem's Old City.

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jun 23, 2026

Pezeshkian: Zionist entity is main source of regional instability

Pezeshkian: Zionist entity is main source of regional instability

Attack the System

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· Jul 10, 2026

Hate For Christians is CONSUMING Israel

Netanyahu tells CUFI that Israel is the one country in the Middle East where Christians aren’t persecuted — but the Washington Post, OSV News, and DW document a sharp rise in anti-Christian attacks across Israel, including soldiers spitting on Christians in Jerusalem, threatening to alienate Israel’s evangelical base [] The post Hate For Christians is CONSUMING Israel first appeared on Attack the System.

Talking Points Memo

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· Jul 9, 2026

A Pro-Trump Christian Group Wants to Put a Cross on the Moon 

The Christian right has been gaining traction in Washington, D.C. under President Donald Trump. And now, one Trump-aligned religious group...

ZENIT

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· Jun 29, 2026

According to polls, mistreatment of Catholics by some radical Jews and the government’s attitude toward Palestinians are damaging Israel’s image

A new Pew Research Center survey conducted across 36 countries between February and May 2026 found that unfavorable views of Israel have increased in most nations compared with 2025. Positive opinions now outnumber negative ones in only four countries—India, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana—while negative perceptions dominate much of Europe, Asia and Latin America The post According to polls, mistreatment of Catholics by some radical Jews and the government’s attitude toward Palestinians are damaging Israel’s image appeared first on ZENIT - English.

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Related coverage for "Christian communities in Middle East face mounting pressure, bishop says": Jewish News Syndicate — Wartime reality reshapes family life in Israel. TRT World — Jewish extremists target Christians in occupied East Jerusalem. Yemen News Agency - SABA — Pezeshkian: Zionist entity is main source of regional instability. Attack the System — Hate For Christians is CONSUMING Israel. Talking Points Memo — A Pro-Trump Christian Group Wants to Put a Cross on the Moon . ZENIT — According to polls, mistreatment of Catholics by some radical Jews and the government’s attitude toward Palestinians are damaging Israel’s image