Violence against Christians in Israel

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Christians in Israel have been subjected to religious violence. In its 2024 report, the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue identified that most attacks come from young ultra-Orthodox Jews, "belonging to circles of religious-nationalist extremism." Approximately 80% of Christians residing in Israeli territory (around 180,000 people) are of Arab origin, representing 7% of the total Arab population in the country. Acts of violence, particularly in the city of Jerusalem, include frequent episodes of verbal and physical aggression (including spitting and stone-throwing), vandalism against churches, cemeteries, and Christian property. When perpetrators are arrested, Israeli authorities often claim that they are mentally ill, absolving them of any responsibility. In 2018, the leaders of the Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Armenian churches in Jerusalem made a joint statement in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in which they denounced a "systematic campaign against the churches and...

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