Gaza: Koran 1, Bible 0
MTS at Tip Jar on Feb 26 2006 at 8:04 am | Filed under: Feature Article, The War on Terror
This should surprise no one. Christians used to compose a quarter of Holy Land Arabs early in the 20th century; now they number around 1%, with most Christians emigrating to English speaking democracies to get away from their oppresors. Now the majority is trying to root out whoever is left:
The Gaza office of the Palestine Bible Society has been forced to close according to a February 14 report from Middle East Concern. The Bible Society received a letter from militants demanding that the Bible Society completely close down their operations and not reopen anywhere else in Gaza. They also demanded that the landlord evict them from the building by February 28. If these demands were not met, the letter warned, all residents should leave the building because on March 1 it would be blown up. A bomb was placed outside the office to reinforce the threat.
Gaza, Palestine Bible Society, Middle East, bomb
