Monograph Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society

IMRA ^ | 11-17-05

[SJackson]

Monograph Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society

Press Release, November 17, 2005

The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs is proud to offer the following link is to Professor Justus Reid Weiner's new Monograph Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society. It is a 1.4 megabyte PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the file, but it is available online without charge.

www.jcpa.org/christian-persecution.htm

Following is a short thumbnail sketch of the Monograph:

On the heels of the Gaza disengagement, which was intended to empower the Palestinian Authority to improve the lives of its people, few journalists have reported on the acutely trying times facing the Christians residing in areas "governed" by the Palestinian Authority. In his book, Professor Weiner, Scholar in Residence at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, provides an in-depth look into the nearly uninterrupted persecution of Christians throughout the decade since the Oslo peace process began.

Living amidst a xenophobic Muslim population plagued by endemic violence bordering on anarchy, the Christians have shrunk to less than 1.7 percent of the population in the Palestinian areas. "Tens of thousands have abandoned their holy sites and ancestral properties to live abroad, while those who remain do so as a beleaguered and dwindling minority," Weiner said.

"Their plight is, in part, attributable to the adoption of Muslim religious law (sharia) in the constitution of the Palestinian Authority. Moreover, the Christians have been abandoned by their religious leaders who, instead of protecting them, have chosen to curry favor with the Palestinian leadership." Professor Weiner's book reveals and analyzes why this persecution - largely ignored by the international community, the media, and even the human rights organizations - has metastasized to the extent that it threatens the very existence of this 2000-year-old community.

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[sageb1]

Thank you for the info. I look forward to reading it.

[Salem]

"...the Christians have shrunk to less than 1.7 percent of the population in the Palestinian areas..."

Like Lot in Sodom, these stragglers need to get the heck out of the way! If they are true believers, the Lord will provide a way.

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[rmlew]

You may find this interesting.

[American in Israel]

Like Lot in Sodom, these stragglers need to get the heck out of the way!

Precisely what God warns them about in Isaiah 14:30 or so and Zephaniah 2. Get their hearts right because God is going to play wack-a-muzzi in Gaza, and God does not miss.

[Convert from ECUSA]

Ping!

[Presbyterian Reporter]

This is a compelling report. I recommend it be sent to your mainline protestant church friends. They have been hoodwinked into believing that Israel has been the cause of the decline of Christians in the PA.