It’s not just in Gaza where Christians are under attack, it has been going on in the Fatah-controlled ‘West Bank’ for decades now. Islam is Islam no matter where it is found, and no matter who is in charge. But don’t expect to hear a peep about it from the Left. For Leftists, Islam is doing them a favor.
Haaretz (h/t Weasel Zippers) — Dozens of Gaza Christians staged a rare public protest Monday, claiming two congregants were forcibly converted to Islam and were being held against their will.
The small but noisy demonstration showed the increasingly desperate situation facing the tiny minority.
Protesters banged on a church bell and chanted, “With our spirit, with our blood we will sacrifice ourselves for you, Jesus.”
Gaza police say the two are staying with a Muslim religious official at their request, because they fear retribution from their families converting to Islam. Two mediators said the two – a 25-year-old man and a woman with three children – appeared to have embraced Islam of their free will. Forced conversions have been unheard of in Gaza before.
Since the Islamic militant Hamas seized power five years ago, Christians have felt increasingly embattled, but have mostly kept silent.
There are growing fears among Gaza Christians that their rapidly shrinking community could disappear through emigration and conversions.
