The last Christian village in Judea and Samaria is disappearing

Rabbi Benny Lau embarks on a series of articles about the shift in spiritual perception in Judea and Samaria. In the fourth installment, he visits the village of Taybeh, the last Christian village in the area, and speaks with residents and settlers about the deteriorating relations since the intifada and the atmosphere after October 7. On the Israeli side, Moriah Shapira from the settlement of Adi Ad describes how her son and his friends 'liberated' springs from Bedouins, expressing pride in the change.

Rabbi Benny Lau embarks on a filmed series of articles about the shift in spiritual perception in Judea and Samaria. In the fourth installment, he visits the village of Taybeh, the last Palestinian village in the area whose residents are all Christians. Father Jacques, a leader of the local church, recalls with longing the days before the intifada, when he could travel to Jaffa and settlers would stop to buy popsicles and ice cream. Since October 7, 15 families have left the village. On the other side, Moriah Shapira from the settlement of Adi Ad describes how her son, then 15 years old, moved to live near the village of Auja with a flock of sheep and how the springs were 'liberated' from Bedouins who were there. She expresses pride in the change and notes that 'the Bedouins are no longer there.' Rabbi Shai Nave from Michmash defines the change as a 'blessing' and the youth as 'heroes.' The article presents the gap between the founding generation, raised on the teachings of Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook that spoke of human dignity, and the youth who see all Arabs as enemies.