Israeli settler attacks on church sanctities in Palestine continue amid lax international response - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ahmad Melhem

Ahmad Melhem

Dec 14, 2020

Israeli police and firefighters stand at the entrance of the Church of All Nations in the Garden of Gethsemane in east Jerusalem after an arson attempt, on December 4, 2020. - Israeli police said in a statement they were questioning a 49-year-old suspect who had "poured flammable liquid inside the church", causing damage. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images) — Israeli police and firefighters stand at the entrance of the Church of All Nations in the Garden of Gethsemane after an arson attempt, East Jerusalem, Dec. 4, 2020. — Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images

Church of All Nations and Mary Magdalene Convent on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel.

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A picture taken on April 16, 2019 shows a general view of the Notre Dame of Jerusalem, a Christian guesthouse and restaurant for pilgrims, property of the pontifical Institute of Jerusalem. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Pontifical Biblical Institute in Jerusalem reminds world of European presence in Holy City

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A beam of light enters the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Christians crowd with candles around the Edicule, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus

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Agence France-Presse

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Ibrahim Abdelhadi

Ibrahim Abdelhadi