Omar, Suleiman: ‘Jesus was a Palestinian’

American Thinker.com ^ | April 27, 2019 | Anne Christine Hoff

[Kaslin]

What do a Minnesota congresswoman, a Dallas imam, and the New York Times all have in common? In the past week all three have promoted the meme that Jesus was a Palestinian.

On April 19, an op-ed in the New York Times stated that “Jesus, born in Bethlehem, was most likely a Palestinian man with dark skin.” On April 20 Congresswoman Ilhan Omar retweeted Dallas imam Omar Suleiman’s argument that Jesus was “Palestinian,” not Jewish.

I was once asked by a relative who is a Palestinian Christian why the Christian right in America largely supports their oppression.

"Don't they know we're Christian too? Do they even consider us human? Don't they know Jesus was a Palestinian?" https://t.co/YJDwdlIIgM

Such claims are part of a narrative that more and more seems to be insinuating itself into American political discourse. This narrative tends to paint both Jews and whites as inhuman oppressors and non-whites and Palestinians as their innocent victims.

According to this narrative, the Jews cannot have a history in the Middle East that goes back to the time of Jesus. If Jesus was a Jew living among Jews during the Roman Empire, then, Jewish ties to the land of Israel do go back to Roman times, and the claims of Israel to the land are legitimized. Therefore, Jesus must be deracinated, disconnected from his Jewish roots, and the Gospels must be cut off from their Jewish core.

[CondorFlight]

“Hail, King of the Palestinians!”

Somehow I don’t find that in my bible.

[billorites]

My understanding was that he was a carpenter.

[SkyDancer]

No such people as Palestinians - then or now.

[ealgeone]

9For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,

10so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:9-11 NASB

[bk1000]

No one was a Palestinian until Arafat made up the term.

[garyb]

From a translation of a letter from Pilate to Rome:

“... One day in passing by the place of Siloe, where
there was a great concourse of people, I observed in the midst of the group a young man who was
leaning against a tree, calmly addressing the multitude. I was told it was Jesus. This I could
easily have suspected, so great was the difference between him and those listening to him. His
golden-colored hair and beard gave him the appearance of a celestial aspect. He appeared to be
about thirty years old. Never have I seen a sweeter or more serene countenance. What a Contrast
between him and his hearers, with their black beards and tawny completion! ....”

http://theancientbridge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/his_letter.pdf

[garyb]

From a translation of a letter from Pilate to Rome:

“... One day in passing by the place of Siloe, where
there was a great concourse of people, I observed in the midst of the group a young man who was
leaning against a tree, calmly addressing the multitude. I was told it was Jesus. This I could
easily have suspected, so great was the difference between him and those listening to him. His
golden-colored hair and beard gave him the appearance of a celestial aspect. He appeared to be
about thirty years old. Never have I seen a sweeter or more serene countenance. What a Contrast
between him and his hearers, with their black beards and tawny completion! ....”

http://theancientbridge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/his_letter.pdf

[Kaslin]

Yes he was a carpenter, as was Joseph who was married to Mary, his mother

[Spok]

Actually, Jesus was the Son of God, and wasn’t defined by racial identity politics. The left continues to insist that people are irrevocably defined by ethnicity which is, of course, racism.

[ronnie raygun]

First the fed the masses cat sh## and it was good and they ate, then they fed them dog sh## and it was good and they ate and finally they fed them horse sh## and they rejoiced!When logic and truth meet horsesh## and the controlled narrative

[dhs12345]

And Omar’s “people” would have probably put him to death. The Islam theocracy would have been threatened by him.

[goodnesswins]

Well..we have some old atlases that show Palestine (50s)...so I get confused over your statement.

[faithhopecharity]

Jesus was a Fakestinian?

[Tea Party Terrorist]

The Bible has its begats from Adam to Mary and from Adam to Joseph to firmly establish his Jewish identity.

[PLD]

https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2019/04/26/jesus-was-not-a-palestinian-n2545435

Let’s set the record straight. Jesus was a Galilean Jew, not a Palestinian Muslim. He celebrated Passover, not Ramadan, and he was called “Rabbi” not “Imam.” His followers were named Yaakov and Yochanan and Yehudah, not Muhammad and Abdullah and Khalid. And he himself had one of the most common Jewish names of the day: Yeshua.

[NTHockey]

>>What do a Minnesota congresswoman, a Dallas imam, and the New York Times all have in common? In the past week all three have promoted the meme that Jesus was a Palestinian.<<

They all hate Christians and they are all liars.

[bk1000]

“Well..we have some old atlases that show Palestine (50s)...so I get confused over your statement.”

The province was indeed called Palestine, but the people never referred to themselves as such. They were either Palestinian Arabs or Palestinian Jews. There was always a distinction. On this I could be mistaken, but I believe it to be correct.

[faucetman]

Palestinians are a FAKE people.

[Kaslin]

Well, they are the racists afterall