Considering that this is a story that the Israeli government tried to suppress, it could have been more hard-hitting. In the end, Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren made himself the highlight of the piece by parading the rampant paranoia and defensiveness that has come to shape all of Israel’s actions in the international arena.
As for how much influence this report will have on the perceptions of those American Christians who need enlightening about the effects of the Israeli occupation, I fear that their judgements will be more strongly colored by the fact that the Christians interviewed here are also Palestinians than by the fact that they belong to the same faith. In other words, for those for whom there is little distinction between being Christian and being American, it ain’t of no concern what folks say elsewhere, even in the Holy Land.
Come to Italy. Christians should not be giving their pilgrim tourist dollars to Israel.
I agree with with Barb that Europe (and Italy in particular) is a much better tourist destination for Christians than is Israel. This especially so under current circumstances where Christians can expect to be literally spit upon in Israel by certain segments of the ultra-Orthodox population.
Thank CBS for Telling the Story of Palestinian Christians!
CBS reporter Bob Simon highlighted the story of Palestinian Christians on the April 22nd episode of 60 Minutes. Express your appreciation to CBS for telling the often forgotten story of Palestinian Christians by sending them an email (pre-written but editable).
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