[Tamar1973]

We must remember the Palestinian Christians in our prayers. They are truly stuck in the middle of this terrible conflict. They are not treated very well by some Israeli's because they are Palestinian and they are not treated very well by most Palestinians because they are Christians.

[etcetera]

Would these Palestinian Christians qualify for refugee status in the U.S., just like the Bantus that are beling relocated to the U.S. because they are persecuted in their homeland?

[rmlew]

The Christians who all themselves "Palestinian" suffer from a 1300 year Stockholm syndrom as they associate with those who have oppressed them.
Israeli Christians have full rights and actually benefit from Affirmative Action.
The Arab Christians in Yesha suffer because they either allow or are forced to allow Islamist, Facist, Communist Palestinian groups to use their property as a base to attack Israel.
Israel ended Beit Jala because the terrorists were attackink Gilo, a neighborhood in Jerusalem.

[Alouette]

I am surprised that the writer of this article is so eager to complain about the Israelis, there is no mention of the Muslim "sanctuary-seekers" who urinated and defecated in the Church of the Nativity. Well, maybe I am not so surprised.

[ml/nj]

“YOU MEAN, there are Palestinian Christians?”

But not as many as there used to be, and maybe sone there will be none. Its's interesting that the article writer says 15% "worldwide," because the last time I looked it was down to 2% in "Palestine."

ML/NJ

[Courier]

“YOU MEAN, there are Palestinian Christians?”

No. There are no Palestinian anything.

There are Arab Christians.

[af_vet_1981]

However, the fact that Palestinian Christians are united with Muslims in the goal for liberation proves that these people are as Christian as the German population was in WWII.

[af_vet_1981]

Consider spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi; the award-winning literary critic Edward Said; Jerusalem Latin Patriarchate Michel Sabbah; Melkite Reverend/Author Elias Chacour; and revolutionary, George Habash.

Do you seriously consider these people to be Christians by a biblical definition ?

Do you also consider Hitler to have been a Christian ?

[Gal.5:1]

Some are surprised to find out there are followers of Jesus in the middle east like there are in almost every 'ethnos' in the world. There are Assyrian, Lebanese, Jordanian, Iraqi, Afghan, Pakistani, Kurdish, Iranian, Egyptian, Palestinian Arab and hey! wow! even Jewish believers in Yeshua. They are sometimes called muslim background believers ( if thier culture or family are muslim). Palestinian believers in Israel are persecuted by the same muslims who seek to kill or drive out all Jews in Israel. muslims are commanded in Surah 9:14 to "fight them and Allah will punish them by your hands and disgrace them" (non-muslims). Followers of Jesus are commanded in Luke 6:27-28 to "love your enemies, do good to these who hate you, pray for those who mistreat you."

Issa is Jesus' name in Arabic. We have many Arab Christian and muslim background followers of the Lord Jesus in our church in the Bay Area. More than 2 million Christians have reportedly fled the middle east to the west during the past 20 years. The Palistinian Christian population went down from 15 % to 2% since PA control of West Bank and Gaza. Bethlehem was a Palestinian Christian town (duh!), now it is muslim. They have suffered beating, torture,rape,imprisonment, death because they follow Jesus rather than the PA. The Koran says the punnishment for apostacy (leaving Islam) is death. Pray the saving knowledge and faith in Jesus will continue to be revealed to the sons of Ishmael- muslims.

It was for freedom that Christ set us free (from the bondage of sin, death and hell) therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yolk of slavery.

[happygrl]

Consider spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi; the award-winning literary critic Edward Said; Jerusalem Latin Patriarchate Michel Sabbah; Melkite Reverend/Author Elias Chacour; and revolutionary, George Habash.

The problem is that, as in many parts of the world, religion is an identification, not a faith. I have never heard Edward Said or Hana Ashrawi or George Habash plead for the compassion and mercy of Christ, only for more stones, bullets, and violence. Michel Sabbah is a hard-core apologist for violence as well. The only one among these with a true Christian reputation is Elias Chacour.

How I wish that one Palestinian Christian who exemplified his faith had led a non-violent resistance movement in the spirit of Ghandi or Martin Luther King. The response from Israelis would have been a handshake of peace and all this could have been settled years ago and spared many lives. Just because a person is of Christian affinity and identity does not make them a "Christian."

[Michael2001]

However, the fact that Palestinian Christians are united with Muslims in the goal for liberation proves that the conflict isn't so much religious as it is nationalistic and human. Palestinian Christians have been among the most fervent players in the battle against Israeli occupation.

This is not really true. Most of the Christians that once lived there, had to leave because of the Muslims. The ones that are there now, do whatever the Muslims say or there will be consequences. I have talked to some of these people first hand, and they know that if the Palestinians ever get their own state, they will be opressed just like Christians in all other Muslim countries.

[ml/nj]

Consider spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi; the award-winning literary critic Edward Said; Jerusalem Latin Patriarchate Michel Sabbah; Melkite Reverend/Author Elias Chacour; and revolutionary, George Habash.

Edward Said, at least, is an Egyptian. His fraudulent biography was exposed a number of years ago by Commentary Magazine.

ML/NJ