Palestinian Christians Look Back on a Year of Troubles

[New York Times] Isabel Kershner - Jack Massis, 51, a grocer in Taybeh, the last entirely Christian village in the West Bank, speaks matter-of-factly about how two of his teenage sons were beaten with clubs last month by Muslims. In the year since Hamas came to power, Palestinian Christians have begun quietly complaining that local disagreements quickly take on a sectarian flavor, and reports of beatings and property damage by Muslims have grown.


2007-03-13 01:00:00

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