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Cornerstone Issue 40 Who Are They? Issue 40- Spring 2006 by Naim Ateek 1 p. 1 From the Wilderness by Maria C. Khoury p. 4 The Indigenous Community of the Faithful by Munir Fasheh p. 6 n This Issue n This No Christian Spirit... I by George Sahhar p. 9 Christian Arabs of the Holy Land by Fuad Farah p. 10 Issue 40 - Spring 2006 In Defense of Enlightenment by Hossein Shahidi and Sari Hanafi p. 11 “Church Action for Peace” Pilgrimmage T H E by Robert and Maurine Tobin p. 12 Electoral Transition by Bernard Sabella p 14 ‘Aboud: A Peaceful and Tranquil FORGOTTEN Village in the West Bank by Ibrahim Nairouz p 16 Mailya: A Christian Village in Galilee FAITHFUL by Shukry Arraf p 17 In Person... WHO ARE THEY? Archbishop Elias Chacour p. 18 by Naim Ateek them were Jewish, others were not. They estimated that approximately fifty percent were a mixture of many ethnic and racial (50%) of the people of Palestine were not abeel’s Sixth International Conference groups that were members of the first small Jewish. It was always a melting pot of S(November 2-9, 2006) will focus on the Christian communities of faith, the many racial, ethnic, and religious theme of Palestinian Christians. Why did Church. By its very nature, the Church backgrounds. From its beginnings, the we choose this theme that seems to be knew no ethnic or racial boundaries. church became a multi-ethnic and multi- provincial and parochial? As we anticipate racial community in spite of much our November gathering, I would like to Jesus started his ministry in Palestine resistance from some of Jesus’ disciples who offer the following points in order to raise within a Jewish nationalist and ethnic wanted to keep it bound within a Jewish our readers’ awareness, stimulate their context. Yet he came in contact with many context. The Book of Acts depicts the expectation, and attract their participation. who were not Jewish. In fact, Palestine struggle between those who insisted on the was never a monolithic country. Its “Jewishness” of the Jesus Movement and FIRST: One of the most frequent geographic location made it a corridor for those who affirmed its universal scope. statements that we hear: I did not know This was one of the most difficult struggles that there are Palestinian Christians! Who that faced and threatened the nascent faith. are the Palestinian Christians then, where Thank God, the “universalists” won. did they originate, and where are they today? Palestinian Christians are the From the beginning, the church in offspring of those first disciples and Palestine included people who comprised apostles whom Jesus called and who the population of the land of Palestine, followed him. They are the offspring of namely, Jews, Romans, Greeks, and those who, on the Day of Pentecost 2000 Samaritans as well as Arabs, Phoenicians, years ago, experienced the empowerment and others. After the coming of Islam in of the Holy Spirit and responded to the the 7th century, Palestinian Christians as Gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ. well as other Christians in the Middle East traders and armies who moved from north gradually became Arabized. It is important Palestinian Christians are our ancestors to south and vice versa. At the time of to note that some of the Arab tribes had who lived in Palestine even before it was Jesus, Palestine was not populated become Christian several hundred years officially known by that name. Many of exclusively by Jews. Some historians have before the coming of Islam, but all of them 2 Issue 40- Spring 2006 became Arabized in culture and language citizens experience discrimination, there is Some Western Christians think that later on. Today, there are approximately still enough political stability to allow the Palestinian Christians were originally fourteen million Arab Christians in the Christian community to remain in its Muslim and then, by the wonderful Middle East. Palestinian Christians are homeland. evangelizing zeal of British, American, living in Palestine (the occupied French, or German missionaries, they were Palestinian areas) and Israel, and many of The situation in the Gaza Strip, West Bank converted to Christianity. Some them are living in Jordan, and in practically and East Jerusalem is different. Here the propagandists have claimed that Christians every country in the Middle East, in desire to emigrate is due to the injustice, and Muslims are recent comers into Palestine addition, they are scattered and dispersed ,, in the last few hundred years. These are throughout the world. They are found in myths born out of ignorance or out of every continent of the globe. intentional policy to weaken and undermine Palestinian claim to the land. The coming SECOND: The presence of Palestinian The truth of the conference will dispel many such myths. Christians is threatened because of the situation is that the continuing political conflict. The number FOURTH: Another myth that requires of Christians in the land has been occupation of special attention is one that presents the decreasing at an alarming rate. The Palestine was not political conflict over Palestine as one propagandists say that Christians are between Muslims and Jews. In other leaving the land due to Muslim about religion nor was words, the Christians in Palestine are persecution. The facts, however, are it a conflict between totally marginalized and negated as if they different. They are leaving because of the have nothing to do with the conflict. unstable political situation. They are religions. It was and Moreover, it presents Israel as more leaving because of the illegal Israeli is, in essence, a benevolent towards the Christians, because occupation of their country. Moreover, the real enemy is the Muslims. Such a political instability carries with it economic political conflict. presentation has a great advantage for Israel and social ramifications. People emigrate in the West. For if the conflict is perceived to look for employment so that they can ,, as one strictly between “Jews and care for the welfare of their families and Muslims,” then most Christians in the the education of their children. the oppression, and the humiliation of West would stand on the side of Israel. Palestinians living under occupation. It is This is a very clever approach. Due to the The largest number of Christians was clear to many that the presence of common biblical heritage between Jews displaced during and in the aftermath of checkpoints, the building of the wall, and and Christians and the growing the 1948 and 1967 wars. Thousands were all the suppressive measures which the “demonization” of Islam, it is conceivable forced out of their homes or fled in terror Israeli government practices against the that many Western Christians find greater from the Zionists. Their emigration has Palestinians are part of a policy that aims affinity with Israel and Jews than with continued wherever and whenever political at forcing people to emigrate. This has Muslims. In fact, this attitude goes beyond instability was greatest. Today, as an been the Zionist policy from the the boundaries of Western Christians. I example, very few Christians are beginning, and it has become even more recall an experience a number of years ago emigrating from within the boundaries of conspicuous these days. when I was speaking in an international the state of Israel, i.e. the 1967 borders, conference in Europe, a few Pakistani while it is still alarming within the Sabeel is conducting a survey of the Christians came up to me and confessed occupied territories. The main reasons Christians of the land which will be that their natural inclination as Christians due to the oppressive occupation of the presented at the November conference. was to stand with Israel. Palestinians – both Christian and Muslim There will be a number of scholars who – and the humiliation to which they are will analyze the various aspects of the The truth of the situation is that the subjected. survey and help us discover possible trends occupation of Palestine was not about and projections for the future of the religion nor was it a conflict between Statistics have shown that the number of Palestinian Christian community in the religions. It was and is, in essence, a Christians inside the state of Israel is land. political conflict. The Zionist Jews wanted growing rather than decreasing. Although to wrest the land of Palestine even if that Israel is not a state for all of its citizens, THIRD: We need to dispel myths about meant the expulsion of its indigenous and its form of democracy is only the Palestinian Christian community. Due population. They wanted to create a experienced and enjoyed fully by its Jewish to the political conflict over the land of Jewish state. The indigenous people of the citizens, while its Arab (Palestinian) Israeli Palestine, many myths have been invented. land were targeted as Palestinians and not Issue 40- Spring 2006 3 as Muslims and Christians. Christians There is no substitute to a first-hand resilience. We would like to re-introduce were forced out from their villages and experience. I have heard many people say ourselves, through this conference, to our towns with their Muslim neighbors at the after a personal visit, “We didn’t know. brothers and sisters in Christ in other areas same time. Both lost all of their Why didn’t people tell us?” of the world. Christians everywhere need possessions. The ethnic cleansing was ,, to be aware of the predicament of this small carried out regardless of religious and hurting member of Christ’s Body that affiliation. Since the war of 1967, however, seeks justice and liberation. We hope and the religious dimension started to play a pray that the bond between Palestinian very sinister role.
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