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Source: http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD211208
Palestinian Columnist Criticizes Persecution of Christians
[MEMRI] 'Abd Al-Nasser Al-Najjar wrote in the Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam on Oct. 25, 2008: "Christians are being persecuted not only in Iraq, but in most Arab countries, regardless of their numbers there. They are subjected to every possible kind of discrimination, as well as expulsion." "By early 2008... 50% of Iraqi Christians had been expelled from their homes and lands.... In Palestine, the trend is the same." I refer here "to actions of the past 20 years at least... involving the confiscation of Christian property, especially in Bethlehem, Ramallah, and el-Birah.... Those who are plundering [the Christians'] property are either powerful or are backed by various elements, among them high-ranking military officials or influential members of large clans."