Yes, I have been in Muslim countries. I have also lived and worked among Muslims in other foreign countries where I was the only Christian for miles around. Let’s just say I don’t care for their false religion — at all. There are differences among them, though. The ones from Malaysia are far more civilized than from some other countries (like Afghanistan), but still I don’t care for their religion.
Yes, it’s horrible how many Afghans abuse women and children.
But I never mentioned Muslims. The issue is how Christians fare under Israeli rule.
I merely posted quite neutral articles (with one exception, which I noted, that appeared to sympathize with Palestinians but did not fudge the facts).
Yes, you can keep your Bible when you visit Israel. But if you’re a Jew who converted to Christianity, you aren’t eligible to make Alliyah under Israel’s Law of Return:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Return
And Christian proselytizing is very much frowned upon there, and visas may be denied if you are suspected of planning to conduct “intense” missionary activity. Okay on both by me. It’s their country. And yes, it’s much worse in Muslim countries.
You do not want to believe that Palestinian Christians have been mistreated by Israeli Jewish settlers despite evidence that they have because — you have a very low opinion of Muslims and that magically makes all Israelis with Jewish ancestry somehow perfect angels? Because Muslim countries generally treat Christians worse than Israel does (and I agree with that) — Israelis therefore treat Christians perfectly? So you dismiss anything that challenges your opinion as “propaganda” and “garbage”.
Okay. People believe what they want to believe. I’d like to believe Christians in the West Bank are treated as well by Israelis as Christians in the US are treated by their Jewish neighbors. Only I can’t, because they aren’t. Once upon a time I believed all the Israeli propaganda (and there is plenty of it!), but no longer. No way would I donate money to help Israeli settlers (who displace Christians). I’m not interested in being part of that.
What I would like to see: Israeli Jews feeling safe and secure and prospering — and the same for the Christians there, all living in peace (including the Muslims being peaceful and living in peace with their neighbors). Yes, maybe an impossible wish, but one can dream.
“The issue is how Christians fare under Israeli rule.”
Obviously and excruciatingly clearly, BETTER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE MIDDLE EAST!
“magically makes all Israelis with Jewish ancestry somehow perfect angels?”
Perfect? no. But far better than anywhere else in the Middle East, where witnessing can get you killed.