Israel's 'silent war' against Palestinian Christians

Jerusalem's Christian population dwindles daily as Israeli pressure mounts

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Producer: Nurdan Erdogan Gokhan, Graphic Artist: Busra Ozturk

An illegal Israeli settler was arrested on April 29 after assaulting a nun in occupied East Jerusalem — in an escalating series of Israeli attacks against the city's Christian community.

Home to some of Christianity's most sacred sites, Jerusalem has seen its Christian population decline sharply under Israel's occupation policies and sustained institutional pressure.