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September 14, 2008

Muslims continue forcing Christians out of Bethlehem

Topics: Political News and commentaries

Can you imagine the uproar this would cause in Western countries if it Christians were involved in what amounts to ethnic cleansing?

[...] for the past seven years, more than one thousand Christians have been emigrating from the Bethlehem area annually and that only 10,000 to 13,000 Christians remain in the city. International human rights lawyer Justus Reid Weiner, who teaches at Hebrew University, told the Jerusalem Institute for Global Jewish Affairs that, under the PA-Fatah regime, Christian Arabs have been victims of frequent human rights abuses by Muslims.

"There are many examples of intimidation, beatings, land theft, firebombing of churches and other Christian institutions, denial of employment, economic boycotts, torture, kidnapping, forced marriage, sexual harassment, and extortion," he said. PA officials are directly responsible for many of the attacks, and some Muslims who have converted to Christianity have been murdered.

As people with "dhimmi" status, Christians living in Palestinian-controlled territories are not treated as the equals of Muslims. He says: "They are subjected to debilitating legal, political, cultural, and religious restrictions. This has become a critical problem for the Palestinian Christians in the West Bank and Gaza. Muslim groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad have built a culture of hatred upon the age-old foundations of Islamic society. Moreover, the PA has adopted Islamic law into its draft constitution."

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I have no idea why, but this report of Muslims forcing Christians out of Bethlehem reminds me of my previous post titled, "Arabs and Muslims 'chilled' at thought of McCain-Palin in White House (a harbinger of things to come from an Obama presidency?)! It wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that Obama's church of 20+ years, before he through it under his ever-growing bus, has long been a supporter of Hamas and puts down Israel, and Hamas has suported Obama's campaign, would it?

Or, could it have something to do with the fact that Barack Obama's Muslim Outreach Coordinator, Mazen Asbahi, supposedly resigned under pressure in August after it was revealed that he was "a frequent speaker before several groups in the U.S. that scholars have associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, but we later learned that he really hadn't quit at all?

On the other hand, could it just be the ever-growing list of radicals, terrorists, and tyrants of the world that enthusiastically endorse Barack Hussein Obama?

Oh well, perhaps I'm reading too much into all this. After all, I'm just a plain ole everyday average American voter clinging to my guns and religion. Except of course, unlike Barack Obama, I've fought for my country and know the difference between the good guys and the guys that want to harm my country.

(HT - Jihad Watch)?

Posted by Mike in Iraq at September 14, 2008 11:43 AM

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