Christian Fear in Gaza — Again
October 9, 2007, 7:58 am |
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By Andrew L. Jaffee
A prominent Palestinian Christian activist was found dead on a Gaza City street Sunday, sending a shudder of fear through a tiny Christian community feeling increasingly insecure since the Islamic Hamas seized control last summer. …
Didn’t we hear the same thing two weeks ago?
An attack on an 80-year-old Christian woman in Gaza City has triggered renewed fears among the Gaza Strip’s 2,500-strong Christian community.
Claire Farah Tarazi was the latest victim of anti-Christian attacks that have increased in the Gaza Strip since Hamas took full control of the area in June. …
Can there be any doubt that Hamas, a fanatical, terrorist Muslim group, will do whatever it takes to scare the Christian “infidels” out of Gaza? Beating up old women?
…Tarazi said a masked man dressed in black clothes had knocked on her door late at night and demanded all her money. ‘Where is the money, you infidel?’
“He was carrying a club and a sharp tool,” she said. “As soon as I opened the door, he pushed me inside and shouted: I shouted back: ‘I’m not an infidel - I’m a proud Palestinian Arab.’”
Tarazi said the assailant had beaten her on her hands with the club, demanding that she hand over all her money and jewelry.
“I was so terrified that I gave him two golden bracelets, a cellphone and a few hundred shekels,” she said. “But the man said this was not enough and hit me hard on the head with a tool he was carrying until I started bleeding.” He then locked her in her bedroom and started searching the house for money and valuable items, she added. …
Obviously for Hamas, a “religious” group, nothing is sacred. Respect for other religions is unacceptable.
Related: Islam, Palestinians, Terrorist Groups, Christianity