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Source: http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/7622/israel-christian-minority
Israel's Christian Minority
(Gatestone Institute) Shadi Khalloul - Israel is the only island of safety that allows Christians, Druse, Muslims, Baha'i and other minorities freedom and democratic rights in this region. Christians and other minorities in Israel prosper and grow, while in other countries in the Middle East, as well as in the Palestinian Authority, they suffer heavily from the Islamic movement and persecution - until forced to disappear. Contrary to propaganda, there is no "apartheid" of any kind in Israel. Christian and Muslim minorities fill all types of high positions. There is a Maronite Christian Supreme Court judge, Salim Joubran. Israel's minorities are very aware of the tragic destiny of their brothers in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and other Arab countries. Fear that this devastation will spread is one of the reasons there have been increasing numbers of Christians applying to serve in the IDF, with 30% recruitment on a voluntary basis. Moreover, there are more than 1,000 Muslim Arabs serving in the IDF. The author, founder of the Israeli Aramaic Movement, served as a lieutenant in the IDF paratrooper division.