For the Sake of Peace — the Vatican and Palestine

... property of Christians. Yet the Israeli policy of expanding Jewish settlements into Palestinian lands and infringing on the rights of the Christian confessions in Israel itself only causes more Christians to leave the Holy Land. The talks between the Vatican and Israel that have been under way for more than 40 years have had no success and the status of the Roman Catholic Church remains uncertain. Second, the Holy See owns colossal movable and real property on Palestinian lands and in Israel. Custodia Terræ ...