Joint Arab List demands sacking of police chief over failure to stop and to solve attacks by Jewish extremists. Read more about Church burning highlights danger to Palestinian heritage from Israeli extremists 

Artists asked to respond to contemporary events as well as religious story. Read more about Sheffield art show shows "hope and hardness" of life in Bethlehem 

Palestine is the cradle of Christianity, but “the living aspect of Christianity in Palestine is disappearing,” warns Hanan Ashrawi in Yasmine Perni’s film The Stones Cry Out. Two opportunities to see it in the US this month. Read more about “The Stones Cry Out”: Film puts spotlight on Palestine’s Christians 

Yesterday marked Deported Palestinians’ Day, commemorating the anniversary of the siege of the Church of the Nativity 10 years ago. Read more about "I have never lived a settled life": Church of the Nativity deportees mark 10 years of exile