(Commentary) Evelyn Gordon - Two months ago a synod of Middle East bishops proclaimed Israel the main source of Middle East Christians' woes, blaming the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for spurring the flight of Christians from the Middle East. In reality, more than half of Iraq's Christians - hundreds of thousands in all - have fled their country since 2003 after being targeted in numerous deadly attacks. Compare this to the scene in Bethlehem, where tourism is up 60% over 2009 despite Israeli "oppression." Or compare Iraq's Christian crisis to the fivefold increase in Israel's Christian population, from 34,000 in 1949 to 152,000 in 2009.
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