Armenian Christian community caught between Israelis and Palestinians
The controversy has taken on added significance because of a recent rise in anti-Christian sentiment among Palestinians. Armenian clergymen with face masks and gloves walk toward the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many Christians to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem’s Old City, after the traditional Holy Fire ceremony was called off due to coronavirus restrictions, April 18, 2020. A few clergymen marked the Holy Fire ceremony as the coronavirus pandemic prevented thousands of Orthodox Christians from participating in one of their most ancient and mysterious rituals at the Jerusalem church marking the site of Jesus’ tomb. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Amid fears of Muslim fraternizing with the Christian enemy. Tue Dec 29, 2020 Muslims are taught that they are the “best of people” and non-Muslims “the most vile of created beings.” They are commanded by several Qur’anic verses – 3:28, 4:14, 5:51 –not to take Christians and Jews as friends, “for they are friends only with each other.” Furthermore, they are instructed to fight, to kill, to smite at the necks of, to strike terror in the hearts of, non-Muslims (see, e.g.,2:191-193, 4:89, 8:12, 8:60, 9:5, 9:29, 47:4). And they must never recognize nor participate in the slightest way, in the religious observances of non-Muslims. That means, when it comes to Christmas, that there should be no participation by Muslims in the holiday, no matter how devoid of religious content that participation might be. No Christmas trees, no Christmas carols, no toy Santas, no reindeer or elves, no Christmas cards, no mistletoe, no Christmas presents, no Christmas lights, a
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December 24, 2020 at 11:38 am
While Christians around the world celebrate the days of Christmas as a time of joy and spiritual renewal, the Israeli occupation makes them difficult for Palestinian Christians. Palestine, we should not forget, was the birthplace of Jesus (peace be upon him), and yet local Christians are persecuted there by the occupation security forces. Through its discriminatory policies, arbitrary arrests, the targeting of churches and military checkpoints, Israel has pursued a deliberate policy of trying to expel Christians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as Jerusalem. The requirement for permits to visit and move around is just part of the wider Israeli policy of denying Palestinians freedom of movement and equal access to their religious sites.
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