SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: The number of Christians in Palestine has declined from about 20% to less than 2% due to Israel’s forced displacement and pressure.

The number of Christians in Palestine has declined from about 20% to less than 2% due to Israel’s forced displacement and pressure. Tucker Carlson presents the interview as part of his critique of unconditional U.S. support for Israel, particularly from Christian evangelicals in America. He argues that Palestinian Christians, the oldest Christian communities in the world, are treated poorly under Israeli occupation, and that Christian Zionism distorts the teachings of Christ to justify this. Pastor Firas Ibrahim recounts personal, family, and community stories of attacks on churches and religious racism. ➤ The town of Beit Sahour is the Shepherds’ Field mentioned in the Gospel of Luke, where the shepherds saw the angels at Christ’s birth. It was about 80% Christian but now faces the threat of extinction due to surrounding settlements that take land, water, and resources. ➤ 1990: An Israeli soldier opened fire on children playing outside their home. His mother was shot in the back before his eyes, with no investigation or accountability. ➤ 1991: His friend “Salam” was killed by an Israeli settler inside his home during dinner with his family, near a settler road. The perpetrator was never arrested. ➤ 2024: A settler attacked a Christian widow with a stone to her head, fracturing her skull. Her son, who defended her, was arrested, and the house was demolished under army protection. ➤ An old church in Tarqumiyah was burned in 2024, with crops vandalized and racist graffiti sprayed. ➤ Repeated incidents of settlers spitting on priests and clergy in the streets of Jerusalem without accountability. ➤ In Gaza since October 2023 The bombing of Al Ahli Baptist Church, killing 17 Christians. The killing of pianist Ilham Farah, 84 years old, by a sniper, followed by a tank running over her body. The killing of Nahida and Samar Anton inside the Holy Family Church. The bombing of a historic fifth century church. ➤ Palestinian Christians also suffer from military checkpoints that restrict free movement, severe water shortages while settlements have swimming pools, and psychological trauma among children. ➤ The number of Christians in Palestine has declined from about 20% to less than 2% due to Israel’s forced displacement and pressure. The interview criticizes Christian Zionist theology ➤ Christian Zionism elevates the State of Israel above Christ himself. ➤ It uses Old Testament texts to justify land seizure and violence, while Jesus emphasized that His kingdom is not of this world. ➤ A true Christian, he argues, cannot support land theft or the killing of innocents. ➤ Palestinian Christians survived the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires but now face what he describes as a threat of eradication due to policies backed by billions of dollars from American Christians. Credit:

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