Palestine

Jordan PM hints at support for one Israeli-Palestinian state
- Jul 21, 2020
Jordan’s prime minister says the kingdom would look “positively” on the creation of a binational state that guarantees equal rights to Israelis and Palestinians if Israel’s proposed annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank closes the door on a two-state solution.

By Associated Press
Christian clergy: Israel’s West Bank plans could be ‘catastrophic’
- Jul 8, 2020
The threatened Israeli annexation of territory in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley could be “the final straw” for a viable Christian presence in Palestine, said a group of local Christian clergy.

By Judith Sudilovsky
Jerusalem offers a grim model for a post-annexation future
- Jul 7, 2020
It’s hard to say what exactly will change in the West Bank if Israel follows through on its plans to annex parts of the occupied territory, but east Jerusalem, which was annexed more than a half-century ago, may provide some answers.

By Joseph Krauss

Where’s the Catholic voice on the Holy Land both sides could hear?
- Jun 24, 2020
If ever there were a moment in which the world needs to hear from the Church’s best minds on the Holy Land, especially figures who stand a reasonable chance of being heard by both Israel’s leadership and its public opinion, this, arguably, is it.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Amid joy as Bethlehem reopens, Christians have uncertainty about future
- May 28, 2020
Bethlehem residents returned to the Church of the Nativity as the holy site opened to visitors May 26 after being closed since March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But amid the joy was a feeling of uncertainty about their economic future, as pilgrims and tourists are not yet able to return.

By Judith Sudilovsky
Vatican cautions Israel over West Bank annexation plan
- May 20, 2020
The Holy See is concerned about an Israeli plan to unilaterally annex a large portion of land in the West Bank, said a Vatican statement.

By Catholic News Service