In its letter, "A Jerusalem Voice for Justice" said that Netanyahu did "not speak on behalf of Christian Palestinians and cannot be allowed to twist the truth." The truth remains: Palestinians, Christians, and Muslims alike seek equality, justice, and peace in their homeland," the statement read. "The reality is clear: it is Israel's colonial policies of ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and genocide that have devastated the Christian presence in Palestine," the committee said. AdvertisementListing several alleged atrocities committed by Zionist extremists and the Israeli military against Christians in Palestine, the committee said it was Israel "who has decimated the Christian presence in the Holy Land." "Defending the Christian presence in Palestine is not only a Palestinian cause -- it is a global moral, humanitarian, and legal obligation."