West Bank Christians in Taybeh Mark Christmas Amid Escalating Settler Attacks

In Taybeh, a small Christian-majority town in the West Bank that the report describes as Israeli-occupied, a sense of threat hangs over this year’s Christmas celebrations. Residents have gathered at the community’s Catholic church to keep their traditions alive, even as settler attacks have escalated.

The report describes the gathering as residents striving to maintain customs that are important to their community, placing the celebration against the background of those attacks. The source does not give further details about the individual incidents, their timing, or their effects on the town.

In a statement to DW, Israeli police said they “condemn all acts of violence, vandalism, intimidation and attacks against civilians and security forces.” The statement addressed violence in general terms.

Police declined to comment on the specific allegations made in the report.

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