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Source: https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-887152
Israeli Christian Leader: Tucker Carlson Is Wrong about Christians Living in Israel
(Jerusalem Post) Danielle Greyman-Kennard - American commentator Tucker Carlson is "totally wrong" about the experience of Christians living in Israel, Shadi Khalloul, founder of the Israeli Christian Aramaic Association NGO, told the Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. Carlson has made repeated claims of widespread mistreatment of Christians in Israel and briefly visited Israel on Wednesday to meet with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. "He's speaking about me, about my people who live here in Israel, and it's totally wrong, total lies," said Khalloul, noting that much of the Arab and Islamic world is "very hostile" to Christians. "We build churches freely in Israel; the state allows us freedom of worship, the freedom of movement, the freedom of speech." "The reality of our ladies - they can go out for work and drive their cars, and nobody harasses them, and go in the streets, and nobody harasses them, while in Arab countries, everything is the opposite. They are harassed; they are oppressed. They are living in fear. That's the difference that people should know about." Acknowledging reports of Christians being spat on in Jerusalem, Khalloul said it was a "fanatic, tiny minority that don't represent the Jewish majority" and not an issue the large majority of his community has ever encountered. "We ask the government to punish them, and they are punished, and they are followed by the secret service and police."