Here's an article in the Guardian about a Christian Palestinian man who was murdered in Gaza. His friends and family are convinced that his only crime was being Christian: Persona non grata in Gaza
The article explains how most of Gaza's Christians live in fear of their Muslim neighbours and want to leave. This is the same pattern that has plagued much of the West Bank causing dwindling Christian populations in places like Bethlehem and Ramallah (see Christians targeted in Ramallah).
| The society - originally the British Palestine Bible Society - has long been a target for Islamist extremists. A grenade was thrown at its premises in protest at the publication in Denmark of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, and a bomb was detonated outside earlier this year. Christians have been in Gaza since the fourth century, but Mr Ayad's murder follows a series of incidents that has shaken the community's desire to stay. Christians have been a frequent target of crime in recent years. "Everything has changed. In the times of my father and grandfather, there was no difference between Muslims and Christians," said Ibrahim Ayad, another brother of the victim. "The Islamic revival has also brought intolerance in its wake." . He said he would leave Gaza as soon as he had identified his brother's killers and got retribution. |
And here's an example of a comparison between Islamic societies and apartheid South Africa that Bishop Tutu and co. want you to ignore.
| He said many Muslims perceived Christians as "kaffirs", or unbelievers, which meant they were not subject to the same laws as Muslims. "We hear this word each day. Most of the time we laugh it off as a joke. My seven-year-old son goes to a Christian school and one of his Muslim friends told him that he would go to hell because he is a Christian." |
And remember, this isn't an article from some 'right-wing Zionist rag'. It's from the Guardian.
For more similarities between the Palestinian treatment of Christians and the old Apartheid policies carried out against black South Africans see Hamas bad for the Jews; Worse for the Palestinians.
(Hat tip: Media Backspin)
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