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CAMERA: Arab Christian Groups Villify Israel (3449 words) |
 | While Bishop Riah suggests that the departure of Christians from the Holy Land is the consequence of multiple causes, he fails to point out that the mistreatment of Christians at the hands of the Muslim majority in Palestinian society is a huge factor behind their leaving. |
 | Christians are a persecuted and badly tolerated minority in Muslim societies throughout the Middle East and life under the Palestinian Authority is no exception. |
 | In reference to the Christian and Muslim populations in the disputed territories, Bishop Riah writes that "The strategy of ethnic cleansing on the part of the State of Israel continues." In fact, the Arab population has increased substantially in both the West Bank and Gaza since 1967. |
| The Arab Heritage (456 words) |
 | The Arab Christians are the first to convert to Christianism. |
 | Excerpt from "History of Arab Thought" These three following phases are the foundation for social and diplomatic Arab History, and the Nucleus of Arab expansion and their thought and culture. |
 | Christian Presence in the Middle East, Collegial letter of the Catholic Patriarchs of the Middle East to their Faithful in their different countries of residence |