Christian-Muslim relations in Palestine
Various Christian Zionist propaganda sources claim that the main problem for Palestinian Christians is their Muslim neighbours.ii The decline of Christian presence in Palestine is portrayed as the fault of Muslims and not of the illegal Israeli occupation.iii Christian Zionist tours to the Holy Land contribute towards the spread of this myth and frame the conflict in an anti-Muslim way in order to distract attention from Israel's continued violations of international law.
Even though the relationship between Palestinian Christians and Muslims is not always a rosy one, the above claims are far from true. Palestinian Christians are an indigenous, integral part of the Arab Palestinian culture and civilization in the political, historical and religious spheres. At the political level, Palestinian Christians have been fellow citizens in the common struggle against foreign or colonial invasion, regardless of its religious or ethnic identity. Many seats in the current Palestinian Legislative Council are held by Palestinian Christians. This amounts to more or less 8% of the seats, whereas Christians only make up 2% of the population of the West Bank and Gaza. Similarly, the Samaritans, who number three hundred and twenty persons, have one seat in the Council. Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter are observed, and Christians continue to be an integral part of the Arab Palestinian culture and civilization. A relationship of peaceful coexistance is also found on the personal level. People from both religions visit each other during religious festivals, and in Jerusalem schools run by Christian churches have a majority Muslim student population.
http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk.../1208-christian-muslim-relations-in-palestine
Fascinating. Is their ever any issues, such as, Muslim or Christian extremism in these groups? I mean, if someone such as Hezbollah or Hamas exists near these Christians, wouldn't they target them?
It is little known that the mayor of Ramallah is a Christian woman who won the election, in part, due to the endorsement of Hamas. One of the Christian members of the PLC (parliament) won his seat running on the Hamas ticket. In the unity (Hamas run) government, a Christian woman held a cabinet position.
Hezbollah is in coalition with one of the Christian factions in Lebanon. When it was proposed by Lebanon to rebuild a synagogue damaged in the war, Hezbollah voted in favor of the reconstruction.
That is depressing, I wouldn't want to be associated with anyone who is at war with a group of people, and doesn't want them to exist (live). No matter if they "tolerate" my people or not, their still wrong.
What is your obsession with rep points about? Idiot.
They are how you judge someone's true character. Duh lol
Total fucking morons will agree with you. Intelligent people, not so much.
No offense, but I was sort of agreeing with you, hint at the sarcasm California Girl...
You can be the poster child for idiots
Nope, that'll be you and your little ranting friends.... the ranting anti semites, the ranting anti Muslims, the whole fucking lot of ya.
Yep, you're as dumb as a wall. Abort any pregnancies.
That is very uncalled for sir.