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Cornerstone Issue 42 Christians in the Holy Land Issue 42- Autumn 2006 by Romell Soudah1 1 The Churches of The Holy Land by Naim Ateek 3 Marginalized at Home n This Issue n This by Atallah Mansour 6 I Ailaboun by Elias Saliba Srour 7 Gaza Cannot Sleep Issue 42 - Autumn 2006 by Father Manuel Musallam 9 Jifna by Samer Salameh 10 HAVE NO FEAR, The Forgotten Faithful by Elisabeth Von der Decken 11 In Person LITTLE FLOCK Bp. Daoud Haddad 12 Luke 12:32 Ein Karem Compiled by Janet Lahr Lewis 14 First Annual Young Adult Conference CHRISTIANS by Krista Johnson 18 devastating impact on Palestinian economic and social activities. Such IN THE HOLY LAND policies lead to unlimited negative consequences. It reduces the level of by Romell Soudah The number of Christians in Palestine has economic activities and job opportunities been declining over the years. Before 1948 as well as increasing the level of The question of a Christian presence in more Christians were living in Palestine unemployment and poverty. Like all the Holy Land has been a major concern than today. In 1967, Christians were 5% Palestinians, Christians were badly hit by and an issue of great importance on both of the total population in the West Bank the construction of the separation wall. In the local and international levels. The and 1% of the total population in the Gaza the Bethlehem area where the majority of entire Christian population in Palestine Strip. Today Christians are less than 2% West Bank Christians reside, many and Israel is approximately 162,000. Of in the West Bank and less than 0.25% in families lost their valuable land, were the Christian population, a sum of the Gaza Strip. A variety of factors ranging forced to close their shops, and lost their 120,000 Christians are living in Israel from the economic to the jobs. In addition, construction of the wall (inside the green line) and the remaining individual choice may be blamed and the closure did not only divide the part, 42,000, are living under today’s for this decline in number. land and set physical borders between Palestinian Authority (the Occupied But one factor remains Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews, but Territories: The West Bank and The Gaza the most detrimental to also divided families. Many, if not all, Strip, and East Jerusalem) of which 40,000 the continued existence of the families are suffering from being are living in the West Bank and 2,000 are of the indigenous physically set apart and living in the Gaza Strip. population. This factor distanced from friends, is the political situation relatives and loved ones. Christians are centered in different manifested in the occupation and Unfortunately, tragic localities (villages and cities) in Palestine the loss of hope in a just peace. family stories of today. More than 80% are living in the separation and devastation urban areas (Bethlehem, Beit Sahour, Beit Christians are facing many problems are happening in the twenty-first Jala, Jerusalem and Ramallah) while the and living under dire circumstances. century. remaining 20% are living in the rural The declared and hidden Israeli areas. However, about one third of the policies are imposing unbearable Mobility is yet another problem. The total number of Christians can be found restrictions that affect every sphere of basic human right to mobility and in the Bethlehem District, the area around life. Building the separation wall and access is being denied to the and including Bethlehem, Beit Sahour and enforcing the closure policy has Palestinians, both Beit Jala. had a major and 2 Issue 42- Autumn 2006 Christians and Muslims. permits, if all goes well, may take Palestinians are under siege in their six to twenty years to be issued after own cities and villages. Each town multiple applications and thousands in the Occupied Territories has of shekels in fees. Despite the fact become a prison as people and that many Christians have average vehicles are not free to move and to above average income, many travel between cities and villages. cannot afford the cost of the limited The restrictions on mobility are available land and the fees that need enforced by many heavily guarded to be paid to develop them. Again, Israeli roadblocks, checkpoints and we find many Christians are watch-towers between Palestinian emigrating or moving out of cities and villages. People are Jerusalem to neighboring cities prevented from practicing their within the Palestinian Authority economic and social activities. It is areas, which puts them in danger of not easy to reach work, school, having their residency in Jerusalem university, place of worship, hospital revoked. and most other locations. Mr. Hanna Nasser, the former mayor of Overall, the continued lack of Bethlehem City, perfectly described economic and social options the situation by saying, “If Joseph compounded by the lack of stability and Mary tried to come today, in the political arena will cause more Israeli soldiers would check their and more Christians to leave the papers, rummage through their Holy Land in search of peace, baggage, and rudely turn them security, and a different way of life. away”. Therefore, emigration is becoming the most detrimental factor to the Christians in East Jerusalem are in almost extinct Palestinian Christian double jeopardy due to the population. Much research has been restrictions imposed upon all the done and statistical information is city residents. The declared policy available detailing the diminishing of the State of Israel is to limit the number of Christians due to this fact. number of Palestinian Jerusalem residents and decrease it to almost Today the Christian presence in the one third of its size. This will have a Holy Land is of importance and more pronounced impact on the Christian Many have to choose between their place needs more attention than ever. Holy residents of the city. Being the minority of residence within the ever limited space places in Palestine are the shrine of the and the most likely to travel abroad for allocated for the Palestinian residents in Christian world. These few Palestinian work or study puts them in danger of the city and their workplaces. Such a Christians who still reside in Palestine are having their residency revoked by the decision is becoming more and more the only direct link between Christians Israeli Ministry of Interior. As residents difficult. The move either way may cause around the world and the mother Church of the State of Israel, the Palestinians in havoc. Children have to move to new which was established in Jerusalem over the city are not supposed to leave it for schools; couples have to choose to live in 2000 years ago. Christian survival in the more than seven months at a time without the city where one of them is making the Holy Land is of vital importance to a “legitimate” reason such as studying. If larger income. Some are leaving their preserve its unique culture and status. such an absence is noted, the residency is dream houses that they own and are Palestinian Christians are there to make revoked. moving to where work is and renting sure that the flame of Christ’s message housing there. Such decisions are causing continues to burn in its original birthplace. Moreover, most Christians in the city are the number of Christians in the city to educated and that opens opportunities of further diminish. employment at different non- Romell Soudeh is a lecturer at Bethlehem governmental organizations (NGOs) and Another problem that the city residents University. He conducted a survey on the foreign organizations. Most of these are have is the allocated lands for housing. In Christian presence in the Holy Land for Sabeel’s now behind the Separation Wall. Jerusalem land that could be used for 6th International Conference: The Forgotten Employees have to cross check points and housing that match the natural growth of Faithful. Results of the survey will be posted on travel longer to arrive to their work places. the society are very limited. Building www.sabeel.org. in November 2006. Issue 42- Autumn 2006 3 THE CHURCHES OF THE HOLY LAND A Rich Mosaic by Naim Ateek In preparation for the 6th International Conference, I would like to present another portrait of Palestinian Christianity*. The following is a very succinct survey of the mainline churches of the Holy Land (Israel and Palestine) with a brief emphasis on the question of the Status Quo with which most people are not familiar. I am certain that this issue will, on the one hand, clarify some aspects of Palestinian Christianity, while on the other hand, raise some questions in the minds of readers which hopefully we can address during the November conference. Palestinian Christians in the Holy Land belong to a variety of church denominations. It is a rich mosaic. The following is a very brief historical outline: The Greek Orthodox or Byzantine Orthodox Church: This is oldest church in the land, and most indigenous Palestinian Christians were members of it at one time or another. Although the official name of the church sounds foreign, the members themselves are Palestinians. Between the 4th and 16th centuries The Armenian Orthodox Church: The Church’s history in the the Orthodox Patriarch was Arab. Since 1534 the hierarchy of Holy Land goes back to the 4th century when Armenian the church has been Greek. Today the Patriarch is Theophilos Christians came to live close to the holy places. Although they III. He occupies the highest hierarchical Christian position in are not ethnically Arab, many of them regard themselves today the land and has a number of Archbishops that serve under him.
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