Easter in the Holy Land. Jonathon Gatehouse.
by Gatehouse, Jonathon; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 36Institutions. Publisher: Maclean's, 2003ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Arab-Israeli conflict | Bethlehem (West Bank) | Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages | Christians -- Attitudes | Christians -- Israel | Emigration and immigration -- Israel | Intifada (1987- ) | Palestinian Arabs -- Economic conditions | WallsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "2-1/2 years into the latest Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation, a new migration is happening, from Bethlehem and other Christian communities in the West Bank, Gaza and Israel. An exodus of people tired of being eternally caught in the crossfire between the Jewish state and radical Palestinians. A rapidly expanding flight that threatens to transform some of the holiest sites in Christendom from vibrant communities to empty museums." (MACLEAN'S) This article addresses how "violence and economic dislocation are fuelling an increasing exodus of Christians from the places where their faith was born 2,000 years ago."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Easter in the Holy Land, April 21, 2003; pp. 42-47.
"2-1/2 years into the latest Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation, a new migration is happening, from Bethlehem and other Christian communities in the West Bank, Gaza and Israel. An exodus of people tired of being eternally caught in the crossfire between the Jewish state and radical Palestinians. A rapidly expanding flight that threatens to transform some of the holiest sites in Christendom from vibrant communities to empty museums." (MACLEAN'S) This article addresses how "violence and economic dislocation are fuelling an increasing exodus of Christians from the places where their faith was born 2,000 years ago."
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