Though a minority in a city with a majority of Jews and Muslims, Christians have a long history in Israel’s capital.
Tens of thousands watched as Christian pilgrims from around the world marched across the holy city of Jerusalem for the first time since 2019.
At NRB, Holy Land tourism is encouraged
While the Mount of Olives rising east of the Old City includes sites that are holy to three monotheistic faiths, its slope is especially important for various Christian denominations.
No. 1: 90% of Arab Christians in Israel are Greek Catholic or Greek Orthodox
There is a feeling that they are not important enough to come higher in Israeli priorities.
Can Christian leaders celebrate the incarnation of Jesus Christ without dumping on the Jewish state, or is anti-Zionism a central element of their Christmas celebrations?
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby claimed Christians were being 'systematically' driven out of the Holy Land.
Domestic and foreign tourism has suffered during the coronavirus period, including the Old City of Jerusalem's Christian Quarter.
For many on the Israeli side, this was seen as a “strictly business.”
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