Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation

Dear Colleagues and Activists,

As part of our ongoing work with Congressman Jamie Raskin’s office on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) campaign, his team has expressed willingness to review and cosign a congressional letter —by Jamie Raskin supporting ...

Fr. Ibrahim Faltas, Head of Schools of the Custody of the Holy Land, describes an escalating crisis in the West Bank, stating that “violence is intensifying in the Holy Land — a violence that has never left this land.” He emphasizes that the territory has become physically and socially fragmented, with over a thousand checkpoints restricting movement for medical care, work, a...

Israel’s military announced it was preparing an “extensive” counterterrorism operation in the occupied West Bank following a deadly shooting near the Palestinian village of Tal, southwest of Nablus. The incident left six people dead — four Palestinians and two Israelis — in circumstances that were disputed. Palestinians said villagers had confronted Jewish settlers who were a...

The Middle East Council of Churches weekly Palestine Observatory report for July 27, 2026 documents conditions across Palestine amid escalating security operations. The report covers religious observances — including Pope Leo XIV’s message to Jerusalem youth and a church dedication ceremony — alongside broader humanitarian concerns affecting Palestinian civilians.

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Franciscan leadership in the United States publicly urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to address escalating violence against Palestinian Christians in the West Bank. The appeal followed attacks in Taybeh, the West Bank’s last entirely Christian village, where homes and vehicles were set ablaze in late June by extremist elements. Church leaders documented numerous incidents...