A Reuters report today blames Israel for the Christian exodus from the Palestinian areas, whitewashing tensions with local Muslims:
Despairing of life under Israeli occupation, many Palestinian Christians are moving abroad, threatening their ancient links to Bethlehem and the land where Jesus was born….
Christian leaders say they face no religious persecution from the Palestinian Muslim majority or from Israel.
We’re a little surprised correspondent Alistair Lyon couldn’t find any Christian leaders willing to talk. Here’s a top ten list of reports written since December that Lyons could’ve looked at: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Unfortunately, Reuters blamed Israel for Christian flight last December.
