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US Ambassador Mike Huckabee (left) meets with Israeli Christian Voice founder Ihab Shlayan at the US Embassy in Jerusalem, January 9, 2026 (The Israeli Christian Voice)
February 3, 2026, 8:16 pm
After Jerusalem church leaders rebuke Christian Zionism, schism blamed on Jordan, PA
Patriarch statement seemingly portrayed IDF veteran Ihab Shlayan’s pro-Israel activism as outside religious consensus, but letter lacked Catholic backing and may have been directed from above
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative. Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Liberman visits the IDF Bedouin Desert Reconnaissance Battalion army base on July 26, 2016. (Ariel Hermoni/Ministry of Defense)
December 30, 2016, 12:50 pm
IDF launches programs to encourage Bedouin, Christians to enlist
Army to set up initiatives to train and integrate minority groups, increase numbers of Arab-speaking soldiers
By ToI Staff
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
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