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From Pajamas Media:
In the wake of bloody Muslim attacks on Egyptian Christians, the New York Times informs us:
“By lifting the heavy hand of the Mubarak police state, the revolution unleashed long-suppressed sectarian animosities that have burst out with increasing ferocity….”
No kidding! Did you think a single Egyptian Christian didn’t know this in February? Why didn’t the media report or the U.S. government understand that this was absolutely inevitable and predictable? But the only mentions of Christians were to claim that they were really enthusiastic about the revolution.
The remaining Christians in most of the Arabic-speaking world may be on the edge of flight or extinction. All of the Christians have left the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip which is, in effect, an Islamist republic. They are leaving the West Bank. Half have departed from an increasingly Islamist-oriented Iraq where they are under terrorist attack. Within a few years they might all be gone.
In Lebanon, while the Christians are holding their own, there is a steady emigration. As for Syria, the community has generally supported the Assad regime fearing a revolutionary Islamist replacement. One dissident recalled that as he was being beaten in a Syrian prison a few years ago, the police yelled at him, “Why are you doing this? You’re a Christian!”
Egypt has more Christians than Israel’s entire population. There have been numerous attacks, with the latest in Cairo leaving 12 dead, 220 wounded, and two churches burned. The Western media generally attributes this to inter-religious battles. Yet Egypt’s Christians, so totally outnumbered and not having any access to the power of the state, have generally kept a low profile.
It is hard to believe that gangs of Christians go out and attack Muslims, especially when the fighting revolves around mobs attacking churches. “How can they say we started it when we are defending our church?” asked one Christian. That makes sense.
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. “How can they say we started it when we are defending our church?” asked one Christian. That makes sense.
Quite. Many Arab Christians, specifically Palestinian ones, nave adopted the Arab agenda against Israel, to protect themselves in the main. Understandable.
The Syrian regime is bad by our terms, but is as bad when compared to the regimes around it, or what will follow inevitably happen in Egypt.
EEYORE – please delete my previous comment.
One dissident recalled that as he was being beaten in a Syrian prison a few years ago, the police yelled at him, “Why are you doing this? You’re a Christian!”
Quite. Many Arab Christians, specifically Palestinian ones, nave adopted the Arab agenda against Israel, to protect themselves in the main. Understandable.
The Syrian regime is bad by our terms, but is as bad when compared to the regimes around it, or what will follow inevitably happen in Egypt.
EEYORE – please delete my two previous comments. I must be tired.
One dissident recalled that as he was being beaten in a Syrian prison a few years ago, the police yelled at him, “Why are you doing this? You’re a Christian!”
Quite. Many Arab Christians, specifically Palestinian ones,have adopted the Arab agenda against Israel, to protect themselves in the main. Understandable.
The Syrian regime is bad by our terms, but not as bad when compared to the regimes around it, or what will inevitably happen in Egypt.