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IDF soldier jailed for holding cigarette in mouth of statue of Mary

The incident is the latest in a string of rows between Israel and the global Christian community

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An IDF soldier placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of Mary in southern Lebanon (X/EthanLevins)

Still from CCTV footage of an assault on a nun in Jerusalem (Israel Police)

Israeli charged with hate crime after attack on French nun in Jerusalem

By Melanie Swan

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George Deek, Israel's first envoy to the Christian World (YouTube/US-AZ Cultural Foundation)

Israel appoints first envoy to the Christian world after dual scandals

By Melanie Swan

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Reading the Torah (photo: Getty Images)

The Church’s influence on the Chumash

By Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain

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A crucifix erected by Israeli troops near Debel, southern Lebanon, to replace the one destroyed by an IDF soldier (IDF)

IDF replaces Jesus statue smashed by soldier in Lebanon

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An IDF soldier damages a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon (X/ytirawi)

IDF investigating soldier who smashed Jesus statue amid Netanyahu condemnation

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa meets senior figures from the Israel Police on March 29, 2026 (Israel Police)

Netanyahu gives Latin Patriarch ‘full and immediate access’ to Holy Sepulchre after Palm Sunday ban row

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Over 1,000 evangelical Christian pastors and influencers make historic trip to Israel

It’s the largest group of American Christian leaders to visit Israel since its founding

By Siam Goorwich

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December 8, 2025 14:06

Dr. Mike Evans (L), with former hostages, Aviva and Kieth Segal, Cal Shoam, Moran Stella Yanai, and Israeli soldier Dan Alexander during an event at the Nova festival massacre site (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

New Archbishop of Canterbury condemns antisemitism in her first address

‘We are witnessing hatred that rises up through fractures across our communities’, said Dame Sarah Mullally

By Jamie Shapiro

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October 3, 2025 11:31

The new Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally giving her first address at Canterbury Cathedral (Image: Getty)

Christian and Muslim community leaders express 'solidarity' with ‘Jewish neighbours’ in Manchester

‘Such acts of violence have no place in our city,’ the Bishop of Manchester said

By Daniel Ben-David

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October 2, 2025 20:12

The Bishop of Manchester, the Right Reverend Dr David Walker (Photo: Church of England)

Anger after Jewish teenagers dismantle giant stone cross and turn it into Star of David

The actions of the group have upset locals and worried Jewish figures

By Jamie Shapiro

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August 21, 2025 13:55

The group of Charedi Jews dismantled the cross to use the stones for their own symbol (Image: Facebook/ Rob Williams)

AJC to donate £19,000 to help rebuild Gaza church damaged by IDF shrapnel

The advocacy group has said it will give the money to the Archdiocese of New York to help pay for repairs of Gaza’s Holy Family Church

By Jamie Shapiro

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August 4, 2025 12:35

Three were killed and several were injured when stray ammunition struck Gaza's Holy Family Church (Image: Getty)

Does Judaism see other faiths as valid?

An Israeli Orthodox institute is calling for interfaith relations to be put on a new footing

By Simon Rocker

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May 23, 2025 08:59

Reaching out: Rome's Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni (left) with Christian and Muslim leaders at the Vatican in 2006 (Photo: Getty Images)

Michael Coren

By Michael Coren

All of Christianity must wake up to Luther’s legacy of hate

Luther was far from unique in his Christian antisemitism, but the violence and obscenity of his words are extraordinary

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March 26, 2025 13:17

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 22: People walk past a billboard that shows 16th-century religious reformer Martin Luther ahead of the Protestant Church Congress on May 22, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Up to 200,000 faithful are expected to attend the five-day congress in Berlin and Wittenberg that begins Wednesday and this year is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Israeli police investigating after top archbishop ‘honoured sacrifice’ of slain Hezbollah leader

Atallah Hanna allegedly shared his ‘reverence’ for Hassan Nasrallah and labelled the terror commander a ‘martyr’ in a letter to the group

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February 24, 2025 11:27

Atallah Hanna, a senior archbishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, allegedly sent a 'glowing' letter to Hezbollah praising its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah (Image: Getty)

Synagogue of shame: The converts being coerced and exploited by the British ‘rabbi’ who follows Jesus

Andrew Sheldrake – known to his followers as Rabbi Binyamin – has attracted scores of disciples

By Jane Prinsley

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February 14, 2025 10:50

Synagogue of shame: The converts being coerced and exploited by the British ‘rabbi’ who follows Jesus

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