Human rights lawyer Justus Reid Weiner tells FrontPageMag that the problems of Palestinian Christians living in the PA are a human rights issue, not just a Christian issue:
These are acutely trying times for the Christian remnant residing in areas ‘governed’ by the Palestinian Authority. Tens of thousands have abandoned their holy sites and ancestral properties to live abroad, while those that remain do so as a beleaguered and dwindling minority. They have faced virtually uninterrupted persecution during the decade since the Oslo peace process began, living amidst a Muslim population that is increasingly xenophobic and restless. Chaos, nepotism, and corruption are endemic. Their plight is, in part, attributable to the influence of Muslim religious law (Sharia) on the inner workings 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….
This is a human rights issue par excellance, not merely a Christian issue.
Meanwhile, WorldNetDaily elaborates on the media bias blaming Israel for the problems of Bethlehem’s Christians (even picking up on HonestReporting’s recent critique). And to its credit, the Boston Globe describes a strikingly more positive scene from Bethlehem than other reports we’ve seen.
