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19 Mar 2026, 03:50 GMT+10
West Jerusalem is doing nothing to prevent settler violence against Christian communities in the West Bank, Jason Jones has told RTs America First
Unabated settler violence, along with Israel's continued settlement policy, could spell doom for the remaining Christian communities in the Holy Land, Jason Jones, founder of the Vulnerable People Project, has told RT's America First.
Israel has allegedly approved the demolition of thousands of homes in the West Bank belonging to Christian communities and is encroaching on the territory of some of the oldest Christian populations in the area, particularly around Bethlehem, as well as villages such as Taybeh, Jones claimed.
The settlement of Shtema located at the site of a former Israel military base just east of the town of Bethlehem "will be the end of the Christian community in the Holy Land," Jones said. "It will be the end of the oldest Christian community in the world," he added, referring to a settlement legalized by West Jerusalem last year.
The NGO founder, whose organization operates in the West Bank and other territories, warned that local Christian communities are being attacked by settlers. "There is direct physical violence. There is separating the communities," Jones added.
Neither West Jerusalem nor Washington is willing to act, with the US choosing to be "on the side of the oppressor," Jones believes. Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, is "just ignoring it," according to Jones. Huckabee, a former Baptist minister, "was not man enough to rise to the occasion and speak truth," Jones said.
Watch the full interview here:
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