This is the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s (PLO) seasonal video message for Christmas:
Note the video’s description:
Every Christmas Palestine celebrates the birth of one of its own, Jesus Christ.
“One of its own”?!
Jesus was, of course, born Jewish.
As Jeffrey Goldberg notes (emphasis added):
The most recent manifestation of the desire to de-Judaize Jesus has come not from European Christian churches, but from anti-Israel activists in the Arab world, who have engaged in a campaign to assert that Jesus was, in fact, a Palestinian (in other words, a member of a people that did not come into being until roughly 100 years ago), and that the Jews are guilty of deicide and genocide, among other -cides.
And what would happen today if a Jewish boy like Jesus decided to enter Palestinian-controlled areas? Most likely he’d have to lead his donkey through a hail of stones being thrown at him on the road.
The video itself is the usual Palestinian narrative of victim-hood and Israeli oppression. But when it comes to co-opting Jesus Christ, claiming him to be a Palestinian for their own propaganda, it’s clear just how far the Palestinians are prepared to go to distort history and religion for their cause.
UPDATE
The claim that Jesus was a Palestinian isn’t limited to the PLO’s YouTube account – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is also publicly rewriting Christian history.
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If Jesus was a Palestinian, then Judah Maccabee, Rabbi Akiva, and Bar Kohkba were also all Palestinians. In fact, the military/political project of creating an independent Jewish state in the Land of Israel is a Palestinian project!
I wish all these anti-Israel types would realize that throughout the centuries people of all races have gained membership in the Jewish People via conversion. Why do you keep on talking about skin-color and genes as if “biological race” was the ultimate basis for national and religious identity? Haven’t they ever heard of communal and cultural continuity
Why must we even mention those creepy Arabs, nick Palestinians? Hopefully, soon they will all be gone, moving from Cisjordan where they don’t belong to their ancestors’ lands, somewhere between Mecca, Medina and the Arabian Sea. End of the nightmare!
Jesus was not only born Jewish, but he died Jewish, according to the Christians, if there ever was a Jesus.
What Simon said about sums it up, It shows how far the will go, in lying that is. The video wouldn’t play for me, but I ‘m guessing that they may be thinking they can claim Yeshua because he was born in Bethlehem, which would be ridiculous, since Bethlehem was at the time part of Israel, and is now. He was not only Jewish, but abided by the law of Moses, and became our once and for all sacrifice for sin. He is therefore, for the whole world. Whoever will receive Him. But he was indisputably Jewish, of the tribe of Judah. The Messiah had to be Jewish. If they could receive a Jewish messiah, they would not be fighting against israel, or lying about his identity.
What Simon said about sums it up, It shows how far the will go, in lying that is. The video wouldn’t play for me, but I ‘m guessing that they may be thinking they can claim Yeshua because he was born in Bethlehem, which would be ridiculous, since Bethlehem was at the time part of Israel, and is now. He was not only Jewish, but abided by the law of Moses, and became our once and for all sacrifice for sin. He is therefore, for the whole world. Whoever will receive Him. But he was indisputably Jewish, of the tribe of Judah. The Messiah had to be Jewish. If they could receive a Jewish messiah, they would not be fighting against israel, or lying about his identity.
The Arabs can preach anything they want to believe – using with all their might their lies and fake media. Obviously these Arabs, deep in their souls are wannabee Jews as there is no end to their “adopting” Jewish prophets even to the extent that their Koran is based on Jewish Holy Books. As we Jews and real bona fide Christians know, Jesus was born a Jew, practiced Judaism and only after his death, did the Jews who followed His teachings become Christ-ians. Mohammed awoke one dank day, envisioned the religion of Islam, which event took place over 700 years after Jesus was crucified. So simple math would explain Arab’s problem – Jews existed from Abraham and prophets, down the line to Jesus and onward, whereas Islam the latest craze and fad, came into existence over seven hundred years after Christianity. What is it the Arabs refuse to understand?
I did not know the name Yeshayahu, or Joshua, or Jeshu……or any other name from which the name Jesus derivated was a “palestinian name” and I did not know that Jesus went to a mosk to pray in Arameic, which was his native tongue and was used only by Jews. The fact that he was born in a land called Palestine by the Romans doesn’t mean he has anything to do with the modern so called palesinians, which are arab jordanians!!
Yeap! You could read at the top of the cross: INRP (Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Palestinivm). It´s all there, in every history book, movie, picture, you name it. He really was. I´m telling you… ISAW IT. I WAS THERE!!!!!!
I don’t make jokes, I just read the Palestinian news.
Unlike how Biblical characters have been portrayed in movies made in “Hollywood”, or in paintings made by European artists over the past several hundred years, it is highly unlikely that ANYONE from that region of the world, alive at that time in history, would have been a European-looking Caucasion with long blonde hair that looked like Ted Nugent.
Jesus a Palestinian? Yeah’ and Hitler was a kind, beneficent gentleman who loved the Jews. And for Steve’s sake, there is a lot more historical evidence for the existence of Jesus than for Shakespeare and that doesn’t even consider the biblical account.
breaking news, PLO have just confirmed through unreliable sources, that the TORAH was first given to the Palestinians, but was returned to G….D, because they did not understand the messages!
So why do they refer to this mythical gallilean as “christ”? The guy never existed.
hahaha the best joke of the season, the more they print such rubbish the more they show to the world how stupid they are and the only people they can convince is they own as they are or most of them are to stupid to think other ways.
Jesus was Jewish as Palestinian and Palestine is derived from the Roman term for states it dominated in the region .
If Jesus was a Philistiine does that excuse Jews from the Easter story charge of deicide?
When All of Israel accepts their God and all that He is, including the Son of God, then the palestinians will have no reason to say this. On the other hand, if Israel keeps denying their saviour, there is hope that by the palestinians claiming Him, they could all be saved, Hallelujah, for this would end the conflict completely and unite the land completely. Oh the possibilities, sowing crops instead of planting cemeteries, working together for the benefit of every man woman and child rather than trying to kill the same. No more need of weapons, (the arms dealers wont like that), all those billions of dollars being put to good use, imagine how green the valleys would become with more cooperation by everyone for everyone. Yes, I am a dreamer, yet, Issiah says,”without a vision the people perish”, so, this is my vision, love joy peace and cooperation under One God, all worshipping Him together and enjoying the fruits of labours with a healthy respect and relationship among all the people. No outside government can ‘order peace here’, this is up to all the people on both sides saying “Enough killing, let us sit down and reason together.” This would end all the poverty. I pray for the people that they too grow sick of killing and dying for ignorant leaders, after all, they live well while their subjects suffer from lack. Oh how well the PLO etc has learned to live the high life while the people struggle to live each day. Blaming Israel for their ‘situation’ rather than looking at their leaders.
Of course, a Jewish Palestinian, who are now called Israelis. whatever, what a joke.