De-mined Israeli Church Reopens After 54 YearsJanuary 12, 2021 — 01/12/2021 Israel (International Christian Concern) – On Sunday, January 10, a Franciscan church reopened its doors for its first mass in 54 years. A small group of 50 guests attended the...
Attempted Arson at Church of Gethsemane in JerusalemDecember 9, 2020 — 12/09/2020 Israel (International Christian Concern) – Police have arrested a 49-year-old man who poured a flammable liquid inside the Church of Gethsemane in Jerusalem. The suspect was an orthodox Jew...
Christian Leaders Argue for Property OwnershipJuly 9, 2020 — 07/09/2020 Israel (International Christian Concern) – This past Tuesday, 13 church leaders in Jerusalem produced a joint statement against the Israeli court’s decision regarding the Greek Orthodox Church’s properties. The...
Israel Orders Closure of Christian TV ChannelJuly 7, 2020 — 07/07/2020 Israel (International Christian Concern) – On June 28th, Israeli broadcasting regulators announced their order that U.K.-based evangelical Christian media company GOD TV be taken off the air. The Cable...
Jordanian Think Tank Criticized for Referencing BibleJune 16, 2020 — 06/16/2020 Jordan (International Christian Concern) – A white paper published by Jordan’s Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought has come under criticism for its use of Biblical references when...
Israel Mulls Closing Christian TV ChannelMay 15, 2020 — 05/15/2020 Israel (International Christian Concern) – A U.K. based evangelical Christian media company (God TV) has warned that Israel is currently considering closing their Hebrew language channel. They had signed...
Bethlehem’s Beleaguered ChristiansJanuary 14, 2020 — By Linda Burkle, Ph.D O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie. Just a few short weeks ago, across time zones and languages, the sound of this...
Israel Relaxes Christmas Restrictions on Gaza ChristiansDecember 24, 2019 — 12/24/2019 Gaza (International Christian Concern) – Only a few days after Israel announced that Gaza Christians will not receive permits to travel to Bethlehem on Christmas Pilgrimage, the authorities have...
Gaza Christians Prevented from Christmas PilgrimageDecember 13, 2019 — 12/13/2019 Gaza (International Christian Concern) – Israel has issued a decision that Christians living in Gaza will not be allowed to travel to Bethlehem or Jerusalem for Christmas Pilgrimage. Baptized...
Arsonist Targets Largest Christian Media Station in JerusalemMay 22, 2019 — 05/22/2019 Israel (International Christian Concern) – The Jerusalem office of Daystar, one of the largest Christian networks in the world, was firebombed by an arsonist over the weekend. The office...
Palestinian Christians Targeted by GunmenApril 29, 2019 — 04/29/2019 Palestine (International Christian Concern) – The Jerusalem Post reports that the predominantly Christian village of Jifna, north of Ramallah, was targeted by gunmen. The attackers were associated with the...
Bethlehem Nuns Prepare for Court HearingMarch 23, 2019 — 03/23/2019 Palestine (International Christian Concern) – Middle East Concern reports that this upcoming Monday, the nuns of St. Mary’s Coptic Church and Convent in Bethlehem are expected to attend a...
Israel Drops Case Against Monastery VandalsMarch 13, 2019 — 03/13/2019 Israel (International Christian Concern) – Controversy has erupted within Israel after the courts on Monday decided to acquit two men who were believed to have vandalized Jerusalem’s Dormition Abbey...
1,500 Landmines Cleared from Three ChurchesDecember 10, 2018 — 12/10/2018 Palestine (International Christian Concern) – According to the Times of Israel, 1,500 landmines were cleared from 3 of 7 church compounds at Qasr al-Yahud, believed to be the location of Jesus’...
Christian Cemetery Vandalized in IsraelOctober 30, 2018 — 10/30/2018 Israel (International Christian Concern) – According to a statement by the Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land, monks at the Salesian Monastery at Beit Jamal in Israel discovered...
Bethlehem Priest Recovering After AssaultJune 8, 2018 — ICC Note: A priest in Bethlehem who was the victim of an assault is recovering after suffering minor injury. The aggressors were harassing Christian women attempting to enter the church....
