Michael J.L. La Civita Michael La Civita is director of communications for CNEWA and chancellor of the Eastern Lieutenancy of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. By this Author May 17, 2021 'Violence begets violence': turmoil and fear in the Holy LandCommentary: Innocent families of all stripes, Israeli Jews and Christians, Palestinian Muslims and Christians, hunker down in fear. And if rockets and air strikes are not enough, rival mobs are taking to the streets.