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What happened to the times of Arafat?....

Reader comment on item: Bethlehem Christians Speak Out
in response to reader comment: Monopoly is an old game in the Middle East

Submitted by M.D'Souza (United States), May 29, 2007 at 17:11

...When Arafat used to sit as the guest-of-honor at the midnight open-air Christmas services, in front of the Church of Nativity? Was that all just a photo-op for the world media to trasmit around the globe, and show Arafat in a positive light?

Suha Arafat is supposed to be a Christian. So where is she to raise her voice against Islamic intolerance against her own people?

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Title Commenter Date Thread
No Innocents [287 words]k.edmistonOct 3, 2011 12:59189812
21st. Century realities vs. canonical expectations [47 words]David W. LincolnMay 28, 2007 16:0195041
Not afraid to speak [165 words]Rebecca MouldsMay 28, 2007 14:3795028
Bethlehem Christians [58 words]Irwin KlineMay 28, 2007 11:0095014
Monopoly is an old game in the Middle East [324 words]DavidMay 28, 2007 08:0795003
What happened to the times of Arafat?.... [66 words]M.D'SouzaMay 29, 2007 17:1195003
Bethlehem Christians have reported being terrorized and there has been an exodus of Christians therefrom [98 words]DavidMay 30, 2007 00:1495003
Sacred sites? [18 words]Eli KayeMay 28, 2007 03:3694994
And We Should Be Surprised By This? [82 words]Richard BMay 27, 2007 22:0694973

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