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Gabriel Naddaf

Father Gabriel Naddaf seen at the Knesset on May 9, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 2, 2018, 6:46 pm
Police reveal pro-army Arab priest under investigation
No details released on suspected crimes by Father Gabriel Naddaf, who advocates for Christian Arabs to join IDF
By ToI Staff
Deputy Minister Ayoub Kara speaking on December 11, 2016, at the fourth annual Im Tirtzu ‘Zionist Conference for Human Rights’ in Tel Aviv. (Dov Lieber / Times of Israel)
December 11, 2016, 11:29 pm
PA ministers secretly hope there won’t be Palestinian state, deputy minister claims
Ayoub Kara, in charge of strengthening Israel’s connections with regional neighbors, calls Jewish state a ‘paradise’ for Arabs
By Dov Lieber
IDF troops march in the formation of two hearts at an Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on May 11, 2016. (Melanie Lidman)
May 11, 2016, 9:19 pm
As Independence Day begins, Israelis move from commemoration to celebration
State ceremony fetes ‘civil heroes,’ including quake aid worker, Holocaust survivor, and the widow of Israel’s first astronaut
By Raoul Wootliff
Father Gabriel Naddaf on Monday, May 9, 2016, at a rehearsal for the upcoming Independence Day ceremony in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
May 11, 2016, 2:44 pm
Feted by Israel as bridge, priest accused of driving wedge among Arabs
Father Gabriel Naddaf, who will be honored as an Independence Day torch lighter for promoting army service for Christians, is fighting off critics and sexual harassment charges
By AP
Father Gabriel Naddaf, right, seen at the Knesset on May 9, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 10, 2016, 12:54 pm
Soldiers file police complaint against priest for sexual misconduct
Father Gabriel Naddaf, who says his support for Christians serving in the Israeli army has made him a target, denies allegations of harassment
By ToI Staff
Father Gabriel Naddaf, right, seen at the Knesset on May 9, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 9, 2016, 5:16 pm
Police probing sexual misconduct claims against pro-IDF priest
Father Gabriel Naddaf, who vocally supports Christians serving in the Israeli army, says allegations are attempt to discredit his work
By Tamar Pileggi
Father Gabriel Naddaf, in his living room, alongside a likeness of Mary, which, he believes, saved his life in a road accident in 2011. (Mitch Ginsburg/Times of Israel)
May 8, 2016, 11:12 pm
Priest leading Arab recruitment to IDF accused of sexual misconduct
Father Gabriel Naddaf, who publicly supports Christians serving in Israeli army, says allegations are attempt to discredit his work
By Tamar Pileggi
The injuries sustained by an unnamed Christian Arab Israeli soldier who was attacked on July 12, 2015, by Arabs for serving in the IDF. (Israeli Christians Recruitment Forum)
July 14, 2015, 12:26 am
Christian Arab soldier admits he lied about assault
IDF cadet confesses he inflicted his own injuries, made up story about being ambushed by Arab teens in Nazareth
By Tamar Pileggi
Father Gabriel Naddaf (third row, on the left) addresses the United Nations Human Rights Council. (photo credit: Screenshot)
September 23, 2014, 9:49 pm
Priest tells UNHRC to ‘end witch hunt’ of Israel
Israeli Arab Father Gabriel Naddaf says the Jewish state ‘is the only place where Christians in the Middle East are safe’
By Marissa Newman
Father Gabriel Naddaf, in his living room, alongside a likeness of Mary, which, he believes, saved his life in a road accident in 2011. (Mitch Ginsburg/Times of Israel)
September 23, 2014, 12:58 pm
Israeli priest to testify at UN on Muslim oppression
Father Gabriel Naddaf, who advocates serving in the IDF, to tell UN Human Rights Council of Christians’ plight
By Stuart Winer
Father Gabriel Naddaf, in his living room, alongside a likeness of Mary, which, he believes, saved his life in a road accident in 2011. (Mitch Ginsburg/Times of Israel)
May 19, 2014, 12:13 pm
The unorthodox priest who stands with the Jews
Greek Orthodox clergyman Father Gabriel Naddaf doesn’t just want Christians to serve in the IDF; he wants to forge a new, non-Arab identity for his flock
By Mitch Ginsburg
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Father Gabriel Nadaf in his Jerusalem office, August 5, 2013 (photo credit: Moshe Milner/Flash90/GPO)
May 9, 2014, 12:53 pm
Orthodox Arab priest denies he’s been fired for backing IDF service
Amid reports he was dismissed from Nazareth post, Father Gabriel Naddaf says he has received no such notification
By ToI Staff and AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Father Gabriel Nadaf in his Jerusalem office, August 5, 2013 (photo credit: Moshe Milner/Flash90/GPO)
May 8, 2014, 10:51 pm
Orthodox Arab priest sacked for backing IDF service
Church representatives say Father Gabriel Naddaf has been dismissed from his Nazareth post
By AFP
A Christian Arab soldier receiving a certificate of appreciation from Greek Orthodox priest Gabriel Naddaf during a 2013 event in Nazareth (photo credit: courtesy IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
April 22, 2014, 10:40 am
IDF to actively recruit Christian Arab soldiers
Military will now send enlistment papers to Christian homes, though army service to remain voluntary
By Aron Dónzis
Balad MK Basel Ghattas (photo credit: Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)
February 27, 2014, 4:21 am
Christian Arab MK: We won’t be co-opted like the Druze
Basel Ghattas says Arab society in Israel will oppose legislation meant to fragment it along religious lines
By Elhanan Miller
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