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While Israeli authorities characterize the conflict over property taxes between prominent churches and four municipalities as a standard disagreement, church leaders view it differently. They claim Israeli officials are orchestrating a deliberate assault on Christianity’s presence in the Holy Land.
Church leaders wrote to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, claiming that four Israeli municipalities––Tel Aviv, Ramla, Nazareth, and Jerusalem––had recently threatened legal action against church officials for unpaid taxes.
Incidentally, throughout their interview with the AP, those church leaders did not refer even once to the “State of Israel” or parts thereof, but only to “The Holy Land.”
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Church leaders wrote to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, claiming that four Israeli municipalities––Tel Aviv, Ramla, Nazareth, and Jerusalem––had recently threatened legal action against church officials for unpaid taxes.
Incidentally, throughout their interview with the AP, those church leaders did not refer even once to the “State of Israel” or parts thereof, but only to “The Holy Land.”
Israeli Churches Accuse Tel Aviv, Ramla, Nazareth and Jerusalem of Daring to Demand Property Taxes
The churches, who are among the largest landowners in Israel, insist that they should not pay property taxes, citing a “longstanding tradition.”
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