The reason is the death of hope, caused by a cocktail of Israel’s military activities, land expropriation and settlement building – and the financial sanctions imposed on the Hamas led government which are destroying Palestinian institutions that were anyway flawed and fragile.
The “death of hope”, eh? Sounds pretty comprehensive to me.
I thought about the leaked email from Jeremy Bowen when I made comparison between this November 2006 BBC report of a Christian exodus from Bethleham, and this January 07 articlefrom the Jerusalem Post. What you notice as the BBC journalist attempts to explain a massive lurch from Christian to Muslim domination is that somehow Israel is to blame for it. Two thirds of the article is devoted to the actions and restrictions meted out by Israel.
Most pathetic is the attempt made to tick the old “public/private” box when interviewing the locals:
“Publicly Christians here insist there is no friction with the Muslim majority.Earlier this year though the Islamist Hamas movement came to power.
And in private some say they now dress more conservatively. There have also been fights between Christian and Muslim families.”
Mmm- it would seem these “fights” were a little one-sided, given statistics which show that what was once an 85% Christian town is now 15% Christian (must be all the Jews moving in and grabbing land as usual, eh, Jeremy?).
Maybe the BBC could learn a little more, and so could we, from attending to the report (a second link here to the JP’s eyeopener) of Palestinian Muslim Khaled Abu Toameh. The brutal truth is out there, Aunty, but you don’t care.
“A number of Christian families have finally decided to break their silence and talk openly about what they describe as Muslim persecution of the Christian minority in this city.The move comes as a result of increased attacks on Christians by Muslims over the past few months. The families said they wrote letters to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, the Vatican, Church leaders and European governments complaining about the attacks, but their appeals have fallen on deaf ears.”
I think the Death of Hope is when you strap explosives to CHILDREN…..and the BBC sticks up for you……”Shoulder to Shoulder”
The BBC is going to destroy Britian…if it has not already….all thats left is the flashpoint, and then the blood and death…
Bravo BBC…….
The BBC will still be insisting that Muslims are blameless even as the Islamic knife is drawn across its own neck.
Look what Ads by Google found to tie in with the Jerusalem Post article.
Check out this screen grab. http://thumbsnap.com/v/wHmX1eYf.gif
Christians in Israel don’t have an easy life. To the Arabs they are Christian; to the Jews they are Arabs.
It is a clear sign that life under the PA is even harder that the only place in the Middle East where their numbers are rising is Israel.
Christians in Israel don’t have an easy life. To the Arabs they are Christian; to the Jews they are Arabs.
That’s like comparing chalk and cheese. Christians of all races have complete religious freedom in Israel, Israeli Arabs have full rights and the Knesset has just appointed the first Arab cabinet minister – whereas life in the Palestinian areas must be hell for Christians.