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For Christians in Israel and Jerusalem, intolerance is becoming normal

Al Jazeera·Al Jazeera·28 days ago
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At first sight, last week’s unprovoked attack on a French nun walking along a street in occupied East Jerusalem came without warning. However, for the roughly 180,000 Christians living in Israel – and the 10,000 or so Christians living in East Jerusalem – the attack is the latest in a growing number of incidents of abuse, assault, and intimidation that the community says has increased in tandem with Israel’s turn towards far-right nationalism. While incidents of violence and arson grab the attention, low-level incidents of spitting, insults, and disparaging graffiti have become a daily experience for many Christians in the area – the majority of them Palestinian – contributing to the desire on the part of nearly half of all the religious community under 30 to leave. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Christmas under occupation: Israeli attacks against Palestinian Christians list 2 of 4 Pope Leo decries world ruled by ‘tyrants’ after Trump attacks list 3 of 4 Bad optics?…

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