Let’s see. I heard him reported as a Christian Israeli. That was from his mother’s neighbors in Israel. I suspect he’s not a Christian.
The state controlled American media (SCAM) tried describing him as a dark-skinned white man.
.. So much for SCAM's Plan A. On the Plan B. He's a Christian from Israel -- with ties to U.S. evangelicals and the Tea Party, no doubt is part of Plan B.
If it is true that he is an israeli arab, then with a given name of Elias I would guess that he’s christian, although his last name of Abuelazam does seem like it could easily be a muslim name.