Here’s What It’s Really Like to Live as a Christian in the Holy Land

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

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Self-described evangelicals like Ted Cruz and Mike Johnson have no interest in how Israel treats Christians. Mother Agapia Stephanopoulos has spent years living in the region. They should listen to her. (00:00) The Difficult Life of a Christian Living in the Holy Land (06:39) Israel’s Apartheid System (13:17) Are We Being Lied to About the Relationship Between Muslims and Christians in the Middle East? (25:19) Why Are American Christians Supporting Israeli Persecution of Christians? (57:40) How Many Christians in the Holy Land Support the Government of Israel? (59:59) What Is the Purpose of Hamas? CMEP.org and telosgroup.org (two Christian peacemaking orgs for Mother Agapia) http://stnicholasconvent.org/ Paid partnerships with: Byrna: Go to https://Byrna.com or your local Sportsman's Warehouse today. PureTalk: Go to https://PureTalk.com/Tucker to make the switch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you for doing this.
0:01.2	So you first moved to the Holy Land in 1996?
0:05.6	Correct.
0:06.4	As a nun.
0:08.2	How are Christians doing in the Holy Land?
0:11.1	Well, it's become a very difficult time for them there.
0:13.7	Thank you. Basically, the Christians are in the same situation as the Muslims being a Palestinian.
0:39.8	So the problem is, so there's two different things.
0:42.3	If you live in Israel, you're a citizen.
0:45.3	And so they can live there and work, but there's sort of some petty grievances that people might have.
0:51.3	But if you're a Christian in Palestine, which is where most of the
0:55.2	activities of the life of Christ are, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives, Jericho, Jacobs Well,
1:03.3	that's all within Palestine. And so there's many, that's the predominance of the Christian population
1:08.0	there. And they're treated with the effects of the occupation,
1:13.6	which means you have checkpoints around you.
1:16.2	You can't, you're not, a Christian who lives in Bethlehem cannot go to Jerusalem, to the Holy Sepulgar,
1:20.9	without a permit by Israel, and they don't usually give those permits, especially now.
1:26.6	A Christian can't.
1:27.9	No, without permission from Israel.
1:33.4	That's interesting because, I mean, those Christians that you're describing,
1:37.7	they're the descendants of the Christians who are converted by Jesus.
1:42.2	They've been there from the beginning, yeah.
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