Settler attacks have become a recurring reality in Taybeh, Palestine’s last remaining all-Christian village. Father Bashar Fawadleh, who has served as the Latin parish priest of Christ the Redeemer for the past five years, fears that local families will be forced to abandon their land.

We live in a time of heightened tension. Economic hardships, including the housing crisis and the cost-of-living pressure, have created a fertile environment for fear, suspicion and grievance.