# Taybeh

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*The only fully Christian village in the West Bank, home to the Holy Land's oldest brewery; John Kiriakou recounts it being set on fire and its Marian festival attacked by the IDF with drones, helicopters and stun grenades.*

- **Location:** West Bank
- **Distinction:** Only 100% Christian village in the West Bank
- **Notable:** Oldest brewery in the Holy Land

**Taybeh** is, in [John Kiriakou](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/john-kiriakou)'s description, the only 100% Christian village in the West Bank and the site of the oldest brewery in the Holy Land.[1] He says a camera crew of his was present when the IDF rolled into Taybeh's Marian festival with drones, helicopters, armored vehicles and stun grenades.[2] On hidden-camera audio, Kiriakou says, an Israeli soldier with an American accent told an abused woman *"I'm so sorry you're having to go through this,"* only for his commander to yell, *"We don't talk to those animals like that. Don't show them any respect."*[3] In a separate account, Kiriakou situates a fire that struck Taybeh within a single week of other West Bank violence: the day before the fire, he says, a Palestinian infant was shot in the West Bank, and in the same week four Palestinian female students were kidnapped by the IDF.[4]

## See also

- [Shireen Abu Akleh](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/shireen-abu-akleh)
- [Church of Saint Porphyrios](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/st-porphyrios-church-gaza)

## Sources

1. 3 Hours with John Kiriakou: CIA Whistleblower on JFK, Conspiracies & Power (2026-06-15), at 49:46. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dfXffvHAnU&t=2986s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-06-15-jason-jones-3-hours-kiriakou/
2. 3 Hours with John Kiriakou: CIA Whistleblower on JFK, Conspiracies & Power (2026-06-15), at 1:02:16. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dfXffvHAnU&t=3736s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-06-15-jason-jones-3-hours-kiriakou/
3. 3 Hours with John Kiriakou: CIA Whistleblower on JFK, Conspiracies & Power (2026-06-15), at 1:02:46. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dfXffvHAnU&t=3766s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-06-15-jason-jones-3-hours-kiriakou/
4. Former CIA Officer Speaks Out About Hidden Politics (2026-07-07), at 47:27. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osXgMj89FwQ&t=2847s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-07-07-covert-strategies-revealed/

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