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Jerusalem churches fight new settlement plan


Jerusalem churches fight new settlement plan - Al-Monitor

Church heads and officials in Jerusalem are fighting an Israeli plan to expand a national park on the Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem, where dozens of ...

Jerusalem churches fight new settlement plan - Keghart

Church heads and officials in Jerusalem are fighting an Israeli plan to expand a national park on the Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem, where dozens of ...

Jerusalem Christians rally round Armenian Church over land deal

The heads of the Christian Churches in Jerusalem issued a rare joint appeal at the weekend, warning that a contested land deal could erase ...

Mount of Olives becomes latest target in fight for control of Jerusalem

Israeli settler movement is making life harder for Jerusalem's Palestinians and erasing Christian character of holy city.

Israel aims to isolate Bethlehem, expel Palestinian Christians with ...

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced plans for the establishment of a new settlement in Bethlehem in the southern part of the occupied West ...

With Eyes on Gaza, Israel Ramps Up Jerusalem Settlements - Inkstick

In a statement last year, the heads of the historic churches in Jerusalem said: “the provocations that are being used by the alleged developers ...

Jerusalem: Israeli settlers seize land owned by Greek Orthodox church

Last year, the patriarch sparked outrage after revealing plans to sell around 11 hectares of church property to two Israeli companies seeking to ...

The battle to remain Palestinian in Jerusalem's Christian Quarter

“What these Israeli settlers have been planning for Jaffa Gate is part of a wider strategy to weaken the Palestinian presence in Jerusalem,” ...

Jerusalem's Christian churches resist Israeli settlers - Al-Monitor

Churches in Jerusalem are up in arms against Jewish "radicals" who are settling in the Christian Quarter and threatening a fragile religious ...

Settler Groups That Operate against Palestinians in Jerusalem

8 The Jerusalem District Planning Committee subsequently approved the Givat HaShaked settlement in 2024 (see Under Cover of War, Israel Charges ...

The new national park threatening Jerusalem's Christian community

Israel's new government has revived controversial plans to take over Palestinian- and church-owned land on the Mount of Olives.

Settlement & Annexation Report: August 16, 2024

Givat Hamatos Expansion Plan Deposited ... Ir Amim reports that on August 4th the Jerusalem District PLanning Committed formally deposited for ...

Israel approves new illegal settlement on UNESCO site ... - Al Jazeera

Bezalel Smotrich, the country's far-right finance minister, said on Wednesday his office had “completed its work and published a plan for the ...

Israeli settlers are seizing Palestinian land under cover of war - BBC

Israel has approved a new Jewish settlement here, taking away privately owned land for new settler houses and new outposts have been set up without even ...

Israel Accelerates Settlement Projects Across East Jerusalem

Planning documents show that the Israeli government has expedited the construction of settlements across East Jerusalem, with more than 20 ...

Israel's religious right has a clear plan for Gaza - Los Angeles Times

YITZHAR, West Bank — Carrying planks of plywood, a group of Israeli settlers pushed past soldiers guarding the barrier surrounding the Gaza ...

Settlement & Annexation Report: November 17, 2023

Terrestrial Jerusalem reports that on November 16th a group of settlers guarded by Israeli police entered and took control over several tracts ...

Terrestrial Jerusalem Has New Settlement Tracker

Israel's new right-wing governing coalition is accelerating settlement construction in and widely around East Jerusalem, expediting its ...

Protection of Christian Waqf Properties in Occupied Jerusalem

“Jerusalem Churches Fight New Settlement Plan.” Al-Monitor, March 11, 2022. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/202203//jerusalem- churches-fight-new ...

Insiders' Jerusalem: The Surge in Settlement Activities in East ...

Altogether, these developments paint a very troubling picture that show the determination of key members in the government to seal a new reality ...