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Sudetenland Tales
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very conveniently just before the October 7th massacre in southern Israel.
During the devastating war that followed in Gaza, the situation has grown dire.
Visiting Taybeh, the Patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem condemned the most recent violence as “clearly part of the systematic attacks against Christians that we see unfolding throughout the region.”
Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel who is an evangelical Christian and staunch advocate of Israeli settlement construction, also toured the blackened church site on Saturday.
He called the attacks an “act of terror” and demanded “harsh consequences” for the perpetrators.
The town is waiting to see if the condemnation will have an effect. The reality, however, is that “settlers” rarely face any legal consequences.
Throwing his hands in the air, Suleiman Khouryeh, Taybeh’s mayor, said: “We cannot protect the town. They are armed. We are not.”
He believes the settlers are taunting the residents, trying to get them to answer with violence. “And we will not,” he said.