"Ariadne" <ariadne.mac@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> by Justus Reid Weiner
> Published August 2008
>
> No. 72, 1 September 2008 / 1 Elul 5768
>
>
> Palestinian Crimes against Christian Arabs and Their Manipulation
> against Israel
> Interview with Justus Reid Weiner
>
> * Under the Palestinian regime Christian Arabs have been victims
> of frequent human rights abuses by Muslims. There are many examples of
> intimidation, beatings, land theft, firebombing of churches and other
> Christian institutions, denial of employment, economic boycotts,
> torture, kidnapping, forced marriage, ***ual harassment, and
> extortion. Palestinian Authority (PA) officials are directly
> responsible for many of the human rights violations. Muslims who have
> converted to Christianity are in the greatest danger. They are often
> left defenseless against cruelty by Muslim fundamentalists. Some have
> been murdered.
>
> * Christian Arabs also fall victim to the chaos and anarchy
> typical of PA rule. This situation is fostered by societal rigidity,
> criminal gangs, lack of education, absence of due process, incitement,
> unreliable courts, and the denial of these problems-all running
> counter to Israel's desire for a prosperous and stable neighbor.
>
> * Muslim attitudes toward Christians and Jews are influenced by
> the concepts and prejudices about their inferiority that the practice
> of dhimmitude has spawned in Islamic society. As dhimmis, Christians
> living in Palestinian-controlled territories are not treated as equals
> of Muslims and are subjected to debilitating legal, political,
> cultural, and religious restrictions.
>
> * The human rights violations against the Christian Arabs in the
> disputed territories are committed by Muslims. Yet for political and
> economic reasons many Palestinian Christian leaders blame Israel for
> these crimes rather than the actual perpetrators. This motif of the
> transference of blame has been adopted by several Christian leaders in
> the Western world. Others there who are aware of the PA's human rights
> abuses choose to remain silent.
>
>
>
> "The disputed territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have
> been administered by the Palestinian Authority (PA)-and recently, in
> part, by Hamas. As a result of the Oslo peace process, the
> Palestinians were able to establish their own quasi-government. Under
> this regime the Christian Arabs in these territories have been victims
> of frequent human rights abuses including intimidation, beatings, land
> theft, firebombing of churches and other Christian institutions,
> denial of employment, economic boycott, torture, kidnapping, forced
> marriage, ***ual harassment, and extortion.
>
> "Muslims who have converted to Christianity are the ones most in
> danger. They are often left defenseless against cruelty by Muslim
> fundamentalists. PA and Hamas officials are directly responsible for
> many of the human rights violations. Christian Arabs also fall victim
> to the chaos and anarchy that typifies PA rule."
>
> Justus Reid Weiner is an international human rights lawyer and a
> member of the Israel and New York bar associations. His professional
> publications have appeared in leading law journals and intellectual
> magazines. Weiner lectures widely abroad and in Israel and teaches
> international law and business courses at the Hebrew University of
> Jerusalem.
>
> He remarks: "The human rights crimes against the Christian Arabs in
> the disputed territories are committed by Muslims. Yet many
> Palestinian Christian leaders accuse Israel of these crimes rather
> than the actual perpetrators. This motif has been adopted by a variety
> of Christian leaders in the Western world. Others who are aware of the
> human rights crimes choose to remain silent about them."
>
>
> Dhimmitude and Persecution
>
> (continued...
>
>
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Just for the record Ariadne, I'm not at all sure Christian "Arabs" want to
labelled as such. I don't think Brigitte Gabriel describes
herself as an "Arab". Thanks for the article Ariadne.
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