Current sectionWest Bank NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeFather Bashar Fawadleh stands inside the Old Church of St. George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, northeast of West Bank's Ramallah, Monday. "The young people have no horizon, no future and no one to help," he says. Credit: AFP/ZAIN JAAFARResidents of the West Bank village describe constant harassment by Israeli settlers, threats, damage to vehicles and arson. Fifteen families have left, along with dozens of young people. Since October 7, they say, 'everything has changed'03:30 PM • August 13 2026 IDTIn the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, a feeling that was once almost alien to the community is taking hold: Home no longer guarantees safety. In the NewsOnce a Haven, Christian Palestinians Say They 'Have No Future' in This VillageIsrael Sees a Drop in Teacher Quality and Retention, Statistics Bureau SaysIDF Evicts Palestinian Families as Settlers Resist Army Operation to End SiegeEx-German Ambassador Urges Measures Against Israel Over SettlementsIsraeli Settlers Move Back to Northern West Bank Settlement Evacuated in 2005Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train Station'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Israel Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls