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Conflict in the Middle East

Christian town in west bank attacked and burned

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smallglassbottle · 09/07/2025 19:24

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLsIanHxtrC/?igsh=MXZsMnlvM2Fxa3Iycw==

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265035/priest-warns-christian-town-of-taybe-in-holy-land-no-longer-safe-amid-settler-attacks

https://www.friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/taybeh

I'm an Orthodox Christian. It has just occurred to me that we might lose all of our sacred places in the Holy Land if this hostility by israel continues.

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Mabiri · 18/07/2025 22:48

BelleHathor · 18/07/2025 22:28

Their last post is a reference to John 15:20 which reads, "Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours."

Ai Summary:
This verse, part of Jesus' discourse with his disciples, emphasizes that as his followers, they should expect similar treatment to what he experienced. Specifically, it highlights two possible responses from the world: persecution and obedience.

The first part, "If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you," indicates that those who reject Jesus and his teachings will also reject his followers. This is because the disciples are representing Jesus and his message.

The second part, "If they kept my word, they will also keep yours," suggests that those who accept Jesus and his teachings will also accept his disciples and their message.

Essentially, John 15:20 serves as a reminder that discipleship comes with both potential rejection and potential acceptance, mirroring the experience of Jesus himself. It encourages believers to remain steadfast in their faith and to not be surprised by the world's response, whether positive or negative.

I am not going to engage with you Mabari, as it is not in good faith.

It also has a pair ting of Jesus's body next to a picture of an injured child in Gaza. With the caption "Golgotha 2000 years ago & Gaza yesterday". The implications is clear on who the persecutors in question are meant to be, especially with all their posts shouting about "Jewish extremism" and how wrong Judaism is and how October 7th was a prison uprising.

But you'd rather listen to what the Mecha Hitler AI says I suppose.

TooBigForMyBoots · 18/07/2025 22:41

Mabiri · 18/07/2025 22:36

The post said the account was antisemitic, not the particular posts.

What is Antisemitic about the account?

Mabiri · 18/07/2025 22:36

TooBigForMyBoots · 18/07/2025 22:30

I know what it means. I fail to see what was in those videos that was antisemitic. I saw survival, relief, love, worry. A load of human emotions.

How did you get Antisemitic from them?

The post said the account was antisemitic, not the particular posts.

YourOnMute · 18/07/2025 22:35

I don't have it to hand but I think approx 4 churches and over 1000 mosques have been attacked. Bombed, air strike. Of course civilians would be sheltering in them all.
(Not including schools, hospitals, shops, pharmacies, clinics, houses, flats, playgrounds and now tents).

Martymcfly24 · 18/07/2025 22:31

YourOnMute · 18/07/2025 22:29

Yes in 2024. I can't paste the link for some reason. A few days after a UN school was bombed.

Schools and Churches, just another day for the "most moral army in the world".

TooBigForMyBoots · 18/07/2025 22:30

Mabari · 18/07/2025 22:25

You actually don't know? It's not a very obscure word.

https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism

I know what it means. I fail to see what was in those videos that was antisemitic. I saw survival, relief, love, worry. A load of human emotions.

How did you get Antisemitic from them?

YourOnMute · 18/07/2025 22:29

Martymcfly24 · 18/07/2025 19:01

I was just looking it up there I'm not sure if the school was hit but the convent was in Dec 2023 killing two.

The church was a shelter for all religions including 50 Muslim families with disabled children.

Yes in 2024. I can't paste the link for some reason. A few days after a UN school was bombed.

BelleHathor · 18/07/2025 22:28

Their last post is a reference to John 15:20 which reads, "Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours."

Ai Summary:
This verse, part of Jesus' discourse with his disciples, emphasizes that as his followers, they should expect similar treatment to what he experienced. Specifically, it highlights two possible responses from the world: persecution and obedience.

The first part, "If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you," indicates that those who reject Jesus and his teachings will also reject his followers. This is because the disciples are representing Jesus and his message.

The second part, "If they kept my word, they will also keep yours," suggests that those who accept Jesus and his teachings will also accept his disciples and their message.

Essentially, John 15:20 serves as a reminder that discipleship comes with both potential rejection and potential acceptance, mirroring the experience of Jesus himself. It encourages believers to remain steadfast in their faith and to not be surprised by the world's response, whether positive or negative.

I am not going to engage with you Mabari, as it is not in good faith.

PaxAeterna · 18/07/2025 22:27

SharonEllis · 18/07/2025 18:50

Did you know several members of kibbutz Nir Oz were peace activists who used to.volunteer for Road to Recovery, a charity that transported Palestinians in need of medical care? On 7 October Hamas invadrd the kibbutz, murdered and kidnapped many of them. Why would Israel evacuate their enemies to Israel?

Well at least you are honest that you see every Palestinian civilian as the enemy. You have given up the notion that they are not being targeted so.

Mabari · 18/07/2025 22:25

TooBigForMyBoots · 18/07/2025 22:24

What does it mean?

You actually don't know? It's not a very obscure word.

https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism

TooBigForMyBoots · 18/07/2025 22:24

Mabari · 18/07/2025 22:15

Yes antisemitic. I know perfectly well what it means thanks.

What does it mean?

YourOnMute · 18/07/2025 22:24

SharonEllis · 18/07/2025 18:50

Did you know several members of kibbutz Nir Oz were peace activists who used to.volunteer for Road to Recovery, a charity that transported Palestinians in need of medical care? On 7 October Hamas invadrd the kibbutz, murdered and kidnapped many of them. Why would Israel evacuate their enemies to Israel?

Civilians are enemies? Starving children are enemies? Civilians in need of emergency medical treatment are enemies?

Mabari · 18/07/2025 22:15

TooBigForMyBoots · 18/07/2025 22:12

Antisemitic?Shock

WTF are you talking about? Do you know what that word even means? Because you should before you go throwing it around willy nilly.Hmm

Yes antisemitic. I know perfectly well what it means thanks.

TooBigForMyBoots · 18/07/2025 22:12

Mabari · 18/07/2025 21:19

Another day, another twitter account full of antisemitic bile...

Antisemitic?Shock

WTF are you talking about? Do you know what that word even means? Because you should before you go throwing it around willy nilly.Hmm

Mabari · 18/07/2025 22:09

BelleHathor · 18/07/2025 21:50

There's nothing Antisemitic on that Twitter account. If you view an account documenting the Christian experience in the Holy Land Antisemitic that's on you.

Their most recent post is about how Jews killed Jesus.

BelleHathor · 18/07/2025 21:50

Mabari · 18/07/2025 21:19

Another day, another twitter account full of antisemitic bile...

There's nothing Antisemitic on that Twitter account. If you view an account documenting the Christian experience in the Holy Land Antisemitic that's on you.

Martymcfly24 · 18/07/2025 21:24

BelleHathor · 18/07/2025 21:10

https://x.com/chunguskitten/status/1946220429896544710

Emotional embrace as the delegation enters St. Porphyrios Orthodox Church in Gaza City

Friday July 18, 2025. Day 651

https://x.com/chunguskitten/status/1946251166985150736
Cardinal Pizzaballa leads mass in Gaza

https://x.com/chunguskitten/status/1946229715485794798

Archbishop Alexios of Gaza delivers a heartfelt speech to the visiting delegation:

“The people don’t want to immigrate. The people they want to stay in Gaza because this is their home... This is the land of Palestine and the Palestinians have the right to stay in their land.”

Very interesting.

So fascinating for me as a Catholic to see the same mass but so different.

BibiSuzanne · 18/07/2025 21:23

What is antisemitic about it?

Mabari · 18/07/2025 21:19

BelleHathor · 18/07/2025 21:10

https://x.com/chunguskitten/status/1946220429896544710

Emotional embrace as the delegation enters St. Porphyrios Orthodox Church in Gaza City

Friday July 18, 2025. Day 651

https://x.com/chunguskitten/status/1946251166985150736
Cardinal Pizzaballa leads mass in Gaza

https://x.com/chunguskitten/status/1946229715485794798

Archbishop Alexios of Gaza delivers a heartfelt speech to the visiting delegation:

“The people don’t want to immigrate. The people they want to stay in Gaza because this is their home... This is the land of Palestine and the Palestinians have the right to stay in their land.”

Another day, another twitter account full of antisemitic bile...

BelleHathor · 18/07/2025 21:10

https://x.com/chunguskitten/status/1946220429896544710

Emotional embrace as the delegation enters St. Porphyrios Orthodox Church in Gaza City

Friday July 18, 2025. Day 651

https://x.com/chunguskitten/status/1946251166985150736
Cardinal Pizzaballa leads mass in Gaza

https://x.com/chunguskitten/status/1946229715485794798

Archbishop Alexios of Gaza delivers a heartfelt speech to the visiting delegation:

“The people don’t want to immigrate. The people they want to stay in Gaza because this is their home... This is the land of Palestine and the Palestinians have the right to stay in their land.”

https://x.com/chunguskitten/status/1946220429896544710

Martymcfly24 · 18/07/2025 20:13

TooBigForMyBoots · 18/07/2025 20:10

Hamas are masters of disguise: schools, hospitals, ambulances, energy supplies, roads, churches. Children trying to fetch water. Even mothers trying to get food. They can make themselves look like anything they want.

Back in the early days, Hamas disguised themselves as whole blocks of flats.😬 And children's playgrounds. So it's easy to see how the IDF would mistake one wee convent for a Hamas leader.🤷‍♀️

Edited

They were nuns obviously in this case #sisteract.

TooBigForMyBoots · 18/07/2025 20:10

Martymcfly24 · 18/07/2025 19:01

I was just looking it up there I'm not sure if the school was hit but the convent was in Dec 2023 killing two.

The church was a shelter for all religions including 50 Muslim families with disabled children.

Hamas are masters of disguise: schools, hospitals, ambulances, energy supplies, roads, churches. Children trying to fetch water. Even mothers trying to get food. They can make themselves look like anything they want.

Back in the early days, Hamas disguised themselves as whole blocks of flats.😬 And children's playgrounds. So it's easy to see how the IDF would mistake one wee convent for a Hamas leader.🤷‍♀️

Twiglets1 · 18/07/2025 19:56

Anonimummy · 18/07/2025 19:21

Really?

Strange they are not showing the interior of the church and only a cropped picture of damage on the roof if it was destroyed?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8ge7vllw9o.amp

It is a terrible tragedy but one would wonder why there is STILL no pressure on Hamas to surrender and disarm, or at least stop hiding in civilian areas, as well as release the remaining 50 hostages to stop this war?

It's all about the angles as @MixedMetals notes.

Anonimummy · 18/07/2025 19:21

smallglassbottle · 18/07/2025 19:01

Really?

Strange they are not showing the interior of the church and only a cropped picture of damage on the roof if it was destroyed?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8ge7vllw9o.amp

It is a terrible tragedy but one would wonder why there is STILL no pressure on Hamas to surrender and disarm, or at least stop hiding in civilian areas, as well as release the remaining 50 hostages to stop this war?

View of the roof of the Holy Family Church showing the damage after it was hit by an Israeli strike

Israel says it regrets deadly strike on Catholic Church in Gaza - BBC News

PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Thursday's strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza City was a "mistake".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8ge7vllw9o.amp

Martymcfly24 · 18/07/2025 19:01

YourOnMute · 18/07/2025 18:22

Wasn't its school bombed last year too?

Edited

I was just looking it up there I'm not sure if the school was hit but the convent was in Dec 2023 killing two.

The church was a shelter for all religions including 50 Muslim families with disabled children.