In this context, a short book has just been published that describes this phenomenon and serves as a practical guide for spotting it. Photo: Porta Luz

The Christian Presence in the Holy Land Is Being Squeezed from Every Direction

The central question is therefore not simply whether Christianity can survive in the Holy Land. It is whether the international community will accept a future in which the ancient Christian communities of the region remain only as monuments, while the people who gave those places their living meaning are gradually forced to leave