This conflict is different from the usual Palestinian protests against and attacks of Israelis. It is Muslim-on-Muslim violence, aimed at the Palestinian Authority. Intergroup conflict (and sectarian violence) is a norm among jihadists.
“The residents of the camp are angry, because they feel intimidated by the Palestinian security forces. The clampdown is targeting supporters of the PFLP and Hamas.” Student Mahran Khaliliyeh was stabbed to death during a brawl at the Arab American University near Jenin, as the violence has spread to the areas of Nablus and Jenin. “His friends claimed that he was attacked by students affiliated with Fatah.”
Christians are fearful that the violent uprising “might spread to their communities, ruining Christmas festivities that have already been badly affected since the outbreak of the coronavirus in March 2020.”
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شبان يُغلقون الشارع الرئيس المحاذي لمخيم الدهيشة في بيت لحم، احتجاجاً على اعتـ.قال الأجهزة الأمنية لشاب وملاحقة آخرين .. pic.twitter.com/R1M4sHKDea— Jmedia (@Jmediaps) December 2, 2021
Islamic supremacism, jihad and sectarian violence pose persistent, significant dangers to innocents of other faiths and minority communities everywhere. Yet it is always “Islamophobia” to highlight it. It’s always someone elses fault whenever Islam is discussed. Nevermind 1400 years of brute jihad, including Muslims murdering Muslims.
“Anti-PA ‘intifada’ in Bethlehem threatens Christmas festivities,” by Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post, December 4, 2021:
Residents of Bethlehem’s three refugee camps have been launching daily protests against the Palestinian Authority, coinciding with preparations for Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem and the nearby towns of Bet Jala and Bet Sahour.
Some Christian residents expressed fear that the protests in the refugee camps of Dheisheh, Aida and Jibrin – also known as al-Azza Camp – might spread to their communities, ruining Christmas festivities that have already been badly affected since the outbreak of the coronavirus in March 2020.
During the nightly protests during the past week, residents burned tires and blocked streets, demanding the release of several young men arrested by the PA security forces.
The protests began at Dheisheh refugee camp after the security forces arrested a number of young men who raised banners belonging to Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) during the funeral of Amjad Abu Sultan.
Abu Sultan, 14, was shot dead by IDF soldiers in October as he was preparing to throw a Molotov cocktail from Bet Jala at Israeli vehicles on Route 60, also known as the “Tunnels Road.” His body was handed over to the Palestinians two weeks ago.
11B40 says
Greetings:
“Where have all the Bethlehem Christians gone ???””Long time passing” ???
gravenimage says
Seventy years ago Bethlehem was about 80% Christian–now, after decades of Muslims driving them out, engaging in forced conversions, and murdering them outright onoy about 12% of the surviving population is Christian.
WPM says
Where is the communist Roman Catholic Pope on this issue, too busy making speeches about evil capitalism ,washing Moslem feet, welcome the “refugee” army landing on western Europe shores?
gravenimage says
The current pontiff has claimed that the threat to Christians in Bethlehem is not violent Muslims, but the Israelis trying to keep Jihadists out of their country. Grotesque.
gravenimage says
Anti-Palestinian Authority ‘intifada’ in Bethlehem threatens Christmas celebrations
This conflict is different from the usual Palestinian protests against and attacks of Israelis. It is Muslim-on-Muslim violence, aimed at the Palestinian Authority. Intergroup conflict (and sectarian violence) is a norm among jihadists.
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The “slow Jihadists” of the “Palestinian Authority” knows that these celebrations bring in a lot of money from tourists; the “fast Jihadists” who oppose them thinks it better to just cut to driving out and murdering Christians in even greater numbers. That is the nature if this disagreement as far as the Muslims involved are concerned.