The developing religious crusade against the Jewish development in Israel

It is no secret that the Vatican has always been hostile to the idea of the modern State of Israel, the Jewish state, in the holy land. This is easily demonstrated by the fact that the Vatican did not enter into diplomatic relations with Israel and officially recognize the State of Israel until 1994 — over 45 years after it’s establishment and recognition by the International community. It only did so then, so it could have a greater say and influence over the start of the peace process between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs. On the other hand, the Vatican recognized the non-existant State of Palestine in February 2013 and signed a historic treaty covering the life and activity of the Church in Palestine in May 2015. On January 14, 2017 a Palestinian embassy opened in Vatican City.