Thanks for the link.
The ongoing Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and the highest unemployment rate in the world are prompting Christians to leave the besieged area in droves, some using the holiday season to their advantage.
“People might think we’re leaving because of Hamas, but no it’s because of ... (Israeli) policies on Gaza,” Jaber Jilder, an official with the Greek Orthodox Church said, referring to the militant group that governs Gaza and is labeled a terrorist organization by the United States and others.
"Palestinian Christians ... receive no tolerance or mercy from the Israeli occupation. Their land has been confiscated, their houses have been destroyed, and they have been subjected to daily humiliation on checkpoints when they travel," he said. "Same discriminatory measures for everyone. Christians and Muslims."
That claim of discrimination by both religious groups in Gaza has led to a feeling of unity. During the 2014 war, the Church of St. Porphyrius was opened up by the Christian community as a shelter for hundreds of Muslims. In addition, many Christians said they feel respected under Hamas' rule, and that the militant group regards them as an important religious minority.
“The government here has helped us, and we can go to them if we have problems,” Jilder said. “We face the same problems, the same bombs."
After 2,000 years, Christians disappearing from Gaza
For 2000 years Christians and later Muslims were the majority in Jerusalem and Palestine. HAMAS didn't exist until the mid 1980s. Christians and Muslims objected to HAMAS, but the Jews supported it's founding as a foil against the PLO. Of course now they regret their decision and have been very vocal about it. Sort of like the Saudis and US regret supporting OBL and Al Qaeda.