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To: Hamza01
re: I happen to know a lot of Palestinian Christians here in NY(some recent arrivals) and their views are quite different from what you appear to suggest.)))

I've known only a few Lebanese and Palestinian Christians, and Christians of Lebanese and Palestinian descent--and these, sadly enough, were the only authentic antisemites I have ever known in America other than Muslims. (That is, their hatred of Jews was a foundation and feature of their worldview, not simply a matter of being occasionally annoyed, irritated, disappointed or offended.) I took my impression from that--and the stunning rapidity from which Bethlehem's evacuation has taken place in the last two or three years. I believe it had more to do with the occupation of the traditional nativity church than anything else--the writing on the wall.

Still, I believe Jews were safer with these sorts of neighbors than the Arabs who have since replaced them.

Tradtionalist, conservative Christians such as myself do not hold out much hope for a political or diplomatic solution for the "Palestinian Problem"--and a world/UN which found it OK for Muslims to occupy Serbian land will never find it OK for Jews to occupy Jewish land where Muslims happen to live. We know who wrote the deed, but haven't a clue who will enforce the title.

1,033 posted on 03/06/2004 6:40:00 AM PST by Mamzelle
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To: Mamzelle
"I've known only a few Lebanese and Palestinian Christians, and Christians of Lebanese and Palestinian descent--and these, sadly enough, were the only authentic antisemites I have ever known in America other than Muslims."

There is no question that there is a virluent current of anti-Jewish feeling amongst Christian and Muslims Arabs from Palestine and Lebanon. But this is a recent development, nourished by the harsh reality of foreign occupation. The Christians of Palestine have lived there since the days of Jesus Christ. The Muslims for 1300+ years.

The Jews left (mostly). The Christians stayed. The Muslims came. And stayed. Before the 1930s-- during both the British mandate and throughout the Ottoman period, all of these people lived and behaved in a fairly tolerant atmosphere. As far as titles and deeds, some Christian and Muslim Palestinians maintain title to this land dating from the 1600s.

Political/diplomatic solution... Perhaps when they exhaust themselves in the blood of their children.

With regard to the UN, it was the UN that took this land from Arab Christians and Muslims-- land that had been theirs for at least a millenium-- and handed it to foreigners.

Finally, I don't think God is in the real estate business, except as a developer-- in the cosmic and universal sense.

Besides, when Jesus returns, he'll settle the matter expeditiously.

1,061 posted on 03/06/2004 10:00:16 AM PST by Hamza01
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