[These are the Palestinians]
The good news is that Bethlehem has its first female mayor.
But the bad news is that Mayor Vera Baboun, elected in October 2012, has since been facing a smear campaign that reached it peak last week when assailants damaged her private vehicle.
The assault on the mayor's car serves as a reminder of the ongoing tensions between the Christian minority and Muslim majority of Bethlehem. It also highlights the huge challenges facing Palestinian women in a conservative society.
The leaders of the Christian community in Bethlehem rarely talk in public about the tensions with their Muslim neighbors; they prefer instead to direct their criticism against Israel. By turning a blind eye to the problems facing Christians, these leaders are doing a disservice to their own community.
Ever since she was elected, Baboun, a mother of five who was headmistress of the Roman Catholic High School in the nearby town of Beit Sahour, has been forced to deal with a well-organized campaign aimed at discrediting her and removing her from her job.
The campaign is being waged by some Muslim residents of Bethlehem and its surrounding refugee camps.
Some Palestinians clearly find it difficult to accept a woman as mayor of one of the most important Palestinian cities.
(full article online)
Bethlehem's Female Mayor Faces Smears, Threats
Of course this is from Gatestone so you have to take it with a couple tons of salt.
What about Janet Mikhail?
Janet Mikhail - Wikipedia
I was not putting the Mayor the
[These are the Palestinians]
The good news is that Bethlehem has its first female mayor.
But the bad news is that Mayor Vera Baboun, elected in October 2012, has since been facing a smear campaign that reached it peak last week when assailants damaged her private vehicle.
The assault on the mayor's car serves as a reminder of the ongoing tensions between the Christian minority and Muslim majority of Bethlehem. It also highlights the huge challenges facing Palestinian women in a conservative society.
The leaders of the Christian community in Bethlehem rarely talk in public about the tensions with their Muslim neighbors; they prefer instead to direct their criticism against Israel. By turning a blind eye to the problems facing Christians, these leaders are doing a disservice to their own community.
Ever since she was elected, Baboun, a mother of five who was headmistress of the Roman Catholic High School in the nearby town of Beit Sahour, has been forced to deal with a well-organized campaign aimed at discrediting her and removing her from her job.
The campaign is being waged by some Muslim residents of Bethlehem and its surrounding refugee camps.
Some Palestinians clearly find it difficult to accept a woman as mayor of one of the most important Palestinian cities.
(full article online)
Bethlehem's Female Mayor Faces Smears, Threats
Of course this is from Gatestone so you have to take it with a couple tons of salt.
What about Janet Mikhail?
Janet Mikhail - Wikipedia
I was not putting down Mayor Baboun. The article points out how the Palestinian Muslims treat the Palestinian Christians.
About Mayor Kkhail, this is what an article about her says about Ramallah:
Traditionally, Ramallah was designated as a Christian city, meaning the mayor must be Christian by law. Yet Christians have long been a declining minority. Should that be updated?
The fact that I am a Christian gives me a unique distinction. And the fact that I am the first female mayor in Palestine, and maybe in the entire Middle East, is also unique. This is proof of the liberal mind-set of the Palestinian people and particularly the people of Ramallah. I was elected by both men and women.
Since this city is traditionally Christian, the mayor should be Christian. This is what the Palestinian law says in order to protect minority rights.
Palestinian mayor presides over boom times in Ramallah
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Tin man, do you have anything to say about the way the Palestinian Muslims treat the Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem, Ramallah, or any other part of Areas A, B, or Gaza?
How about how Jordanian or Lebanese Muslims treat the Palestinian Muslims and Christians in those country? How about in Syria?
All I see is what Mohammad tried to avoid by forcing all clans, Tribes to become Muslim in Arabia. They are mainly part of a clan, a tribe, then Arabs, and then Muslims.
And Christians and Jews must be submissive to Muslims at all times.
The "Palestinians" are nothing more than a continuation of the Muslim/Arab mind set
where the whole world must follow Islam.
What a pity that you do continue to fail to make the proper research and learn from it.
In other words, you are ok with Muslims suppressing, oppressing, threatening and attacking Palestinian, Israeli, Gaza, Areas A and B of the PA, Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi, Iranian, Egyptian, and any other Christians.
Thanks Tin.