In the media There's been further reports of the worsening situation of Christians in Israel and in Palestinian territories. The fresh information points to the actions of the Israeli authorities aimed at Christian schools, which is part of a wider trend in limiting the presence and importance of this spiritual minority. The Jews want to wipe out Christ’s followers completely.
New methods of persecution of Christians in Israel appeared. According to available information, Christian schools in Jerusalem were under expanding administrative pressure. The Israeli authorities depend on their funding, inter alia, on the adoption of a circumstantial curriculum, which critics interpret as an effort to interfere with the educational identity of these institutions. The institutions besides inform about formal restrictions – short-term permits, staff difficulties and regulations that lead to destabilisation of the full Christian education strategy in the region.
Schools are not isolated. Reports and expert statements show that the number of incidents against Christians in Israel has steadily increased. Cases of physical aggression, desecration of temples or public humiliation of clergymen have been noted. Among the most common forms of harassment are spitting on priests and nuns, acts of vandalism towards churches, as well as arson and demolition of places of worship. Experts point out that the scale of the phenomenon is so advanced that there is more and more talk about the systemic problem, not just about the incidents of aggression.
Reports of direct attacks on Christian communities are peculiarly worrying. In 1 of the recent relations a description of the situation in the Palestinian village of At-Tajjiba, the last full Christian village in the West Bank, where arson, fire and intimidation of residents by settlers occurred. In the past, there have besides been reports of attacks on temples, including the fire of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip that killed civilians. specified events strengthen the sense of danger among Christians who are already a tiny number in the region.
In the background of these events, there are besides reports of discriminatory practices. Media and social organisations have pointed out, among another things, cases of restrictions on access to safety infrastructure – specified as shelters – for non-Jewish people, which creates serious controversy in the context of civilian equality. In addition, the progressive marginalization of Christians in social and economical life is observed. According to experts, their number in the region is steadily decreasing – from around 25% of the population in the first half of the 20th century to just a fewer percent today.
A summary of these phenomena – organization pressure, physical force and social marginalization – leads many commentators to conclude that Israel is becoming a problem of prejudice towards Christians. any researchers even point to the phenomenon of anti-Christianism, which is manifested both in the actions of extremist spiritual groups and – indirectly – in state policy. Together with the tensions arising from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this creates peculiarly hard conditions for the functioning of this minority.
The present situation raises serious questions about the future of Christians in the Holy Land. Restricting educational activities, judaic attacks on places of worship, persecution of individuals, and expanding social force can accelerate the process of emigration of this community. As a result, the region, which for centuries has been the place of coexistence of different religions, can lose 1 of its key traditions. In this context, action against Christian schools appears not only as an administrative dispute, but as part of a wider spiritual policy of the judaic racist regime.
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