Palestinian Territories

Adeeb Joudeh, custodian of the key to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, has come under attack after his home in the Old City ended up in the hands of a right-wing Israeli settler group.

A review of how President Trump has fared in the Mideast is mixed at best as even the relative successes are short-term and are attached to a long-term cost to American interests.

As war continues to threaten the Middle East and to undermine the existence of Christian communities there, the international community must do more to bring lasting peace, Pope Francis said.

With the maturing of millennials into adulthood and the proliferation of social media, entertainers' support for the cause of Palestinian justice has found a wider, receptive audience.

From the outset, the Jerusalem embassy move was ill-conceived and extremely premature. Trump has effectively preempted the outcome of the Jerusalem issue and made a mockery of U.S. mediation and impartiality by declaring solely for the Israeli side.  

Warning that violence will never bring peace, Pope Francis urged all sides to do all they can to foster dialogue in the Middle East.

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As the new United States embassy was inaugurated in Jerusalem May 14, violence broke out between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers. International media reported that in Gaza, at least 52 people were killed, including five under the age of 18, and some 2,000 were injured.