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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (348)	7/14/2002 4:41:05 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3959

Yup, peaceful Palestinians scare the Israeli leadership. "The Arabs are launching a peace offensive" is the expression they sometimes use. Israeli historian Ilan Pappe offers his opinion on the fence: The Fence At The Heart Of Palestine Israel wants to do more than keep the suicide bombers out, it wants to erase the Palestinian nation once and for all on zmag.org

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (348)	7/14/2002 4:41:50 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3959

Len, a good and balanced post. Unfortunate that the extremists have taken over in that region and they are leading the people down an abyss.

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (348)	7/14/2002 4:53:13 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3959

What has been the situation for Christians in Israel/Palestine? In the last census conducted by the British mandatory authorities in 1947, there were 28,000 Christians in Jerusalem. The census conducted by Israel in 1967 (after the Six Day War) showed just 11,000 Christians remaining in the city. This means that some 17,000 Christians (or 61%) left during the days of King Hussein's rule over Jerusalem. Their place was filled by Muslim Arabs from Hebron. During the British mandate period, Bethlehem had a Christian majority of 80%. Today, under Palestinian rule, it has a Muslim majority of 80%. Few Christians remain in the Palestinian-controlled parts of the West Bank. Those who can - emigrate, and there will soon be virtually no Christians in the Palestinian Authority controlled areas. The Palestinian Authority is trying to conceal the fact of massive Christian emigration from areas under its control. yahoodi.com