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Palestinians sit inside central Gaza City's Church of St. Porphyrius where they find refuge, July 22, 2014. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)
PHOTOS: Another day of destruction, death and displacement in Gaza
The number of dead has reached at least 620 mostly civilian Palestinians and 31 Israelis, 29 of them soldiers. Another day in Gaza between bombed houses, destruction and displaced people. Photos by: Anne Paq and Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org Text by: Keren Manor               Related: Why do Palestinians continues to support…
By Activestills July 23, 2014
Israeli couple picnics near offensive graffiti in Bir'em (Oren Ziv / Activestills)
Anti-Christian graffiti sprayed on church in destroyed Galilee village of Bir’em
The internally displaced community of Bir’em found abusive graffiti, stars of David and the word ‘revenge’ sprayed on its church, graveyard and other buildings. Yet the act of vandalism is but one of the community’s problems, as it continues its struggle for return. Last week, several days after they celebrated Christmas, the former residents of…
By Haggai Matar January 2, 2013
Price Tag against Baptist Church in Jerusalem (Photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler)
Fresh price tag attack against Jerusalem monastery; no arrests made
Another “price tag” hate crime was carried out today against the Franciscan monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. The monastery was spray painted with slogans against Christianity and Jesus. Names of Jewish outposts in the West Bank were also sprayed, indicating that settlement supporters carried out the attack. This is the latest hate crime in a…
By Aziz Abu Sarah October 2, 2012
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