Despite the recent visit of the heads of the Christian Churches on July 14, followed by that of U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, violence against the Palestinian Christian village of Taibeh has continued unabated.
The only entirely Christian Palestinian village in the region was once again the target of an attack during the night between Sunday, 27 July and Monday.
The attack
At round 2:20 a.m., a group of settlers broke into the village, reportedly throwing stones at homes, attempting to set one house on fire, scrawling threatening messages in Hebrew on walls, and torching three vehicles, including one belonging to a journalist and another to a municipal council member.
When young Palestinians emerged to protect their homes, livestock, and families, the attackers fled. Israeli soldiers, tasked with protecting civilians, arrived more than an hour later.
These repeated assaults, carried out by groups of settlers identifying themselves as the “Hilltop Youth” and led by extremist religious figure Neria ben Pazi, had previously targeted farmland and livestock.
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By Roberto Cetera, from Jerusalem | vaticannews
