Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal is speaking out against vandalism attacks on churches ahead of the Pope's visit to the Holy Land.<br /> <br />There've been 14 such attacks by suspected far-right Israelis reported in the past year.<br /> <br />In the most recent, last week in East Jerusalem, a death threat was daubed in Hebrew.<br /> <br />Twal, the Holy Land's Roman Catholic cleric, says the attacks are damaging.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) LATIN PATRIARCH FOUAD TWAL SAYING:<br /> <br />"The unrestrained acts of vandalism poison the atmosphere: first of all poison the atmosphere of co-existence, and atmosphere of collaboration, especially in these two weeks prior to the visit of Pope Francis."<br /> <br />On the same day in Jerusalem Israelis and Israeli Arabs protested against the attacks outside the Prime Minister's house.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) DINA, PROTESTER, SAYING:<br /> <br />"We need to go forward with this so these terrible, inciteful, actions that are being done against different portions of the population have
