Post by Teddy Bear on Dec 25, 2011 0:22:03 GMT
Never one to let the spirit of Christmas get in the way of their twisted bile, the BBC continue their anti-Israel dig in this article .
Bethlehem Christmas: Christians celebrate Midnight Mass
So a joyous celebration by Christians at the place recognized as the birth of their saviour. Anyone following the news in the surrounding Muslim countries, especially as pertains to attacks on Christians, will realize that it is only the close presence of Israel that makes this kind of open celebrations by Christians possible. Surely something that the BBC reporter would be aware of, and sharing in the Christmas spirit, would commend and laud Israel for.
Like Hell!
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Fuad Twal, travelled from Jerusalem to Bethlehem to lead the Midnight Mass. He passed through the massive gate in the controversial Israeli security barrier that separates Jerusalem from Bethlehem.
Controversial only to all those suicide bombers and terrorists who have to seek other means to persist in their attacks. Any intelligent being can easily understand the necessity for it, and what led to its construction.
Patriarch Twal, a Palestinian who is a Jordanian citizen, has expressed concern for Christians in the current upheavals in the Middle East and asked them to support the moves towards freedom and democracy.
"Yes fellow Christians, support the Islamic version of 'freedom and democracy', which will mean you can expect further attacks and loss of your own freedoms and voice. As Christians we've learned to turn the other cheek, or basically try to appease our enemies, even when we know we're getting screwed."
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is attending the celebrations. He said: "I wish for the Palestinian people that next year will be the year of implementing peace in the occupied Palestinian lands."'
Occupied Palestinian lands' includes the whole of Israel, but don't expect the BBC to make that clear. Since Palestinians have never agreed to any deal that defines ANY borders, including the original UN resolution, what other Palestinian lands could he be referring to?
Once predominantly Christian, two-thirds of Bethlehem's 50,000 residents are now Muslim. Some say the economic restrictions imposed by Israel are the main reason behind the exodus of Christians from the West Bank; others cite persecution by militant Muslims.
I wonder what the BBC would claim is the reason for so many Christians to be fleeing Muslim lands right now, where they don't have Israel to blame. Perhaps that's why they prefer to avoid mentioning it at all. One can just imagine according to the BBC equation the response Christians make to the dilemma of ‘money or their life’ - "take my life I'm saving".
Do you think it would occur to anybody at the BBC that if Mary and Joseph came to Bethlehem today without an army escort they would be lynched?
Merry Christmas and Chanukah everybody
Bethlehem Christmas: Christians celebrate Midnight Mass
So a joyous celebration by Christians at the place recognized as the birth of their saviour. Anyone following the news in the surrounding Muslim countries, especially as pertains to attacks on Christians, will realize that it is only the close presence of Israel that makes this kind of open celebrations by Christians possible. Surely something that the BBC reporter would be aware of, and sharing in the Christmas spirit, would commend and laud Israel for.
Like Hell!
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Fuad Twal, travelled from Jerusalem to Bethlehem to lead the Midnight Mass. He passed through the massive gate in the controversial Israeli security barrier that separates Jerusalem from Bethlehem.
Controversial only to all those suicide bombers and terrorists who have to seek other means to persist in their attacks. Any intelligent being can easily understand the necessity for it, and what led to its construction.
Patriarch Twal, a Palestinian who is a Jordanian citizen, has expressed concern for Christians in the current upheavals in the Middle East and asked them to support the moves towards freedom and democracy.
"Yes fellow Christians, support the Islamic version of 'freedom and democracy', which will mean you can expect further attacks and loss of your own freedoms and voice. As Christians we've learned to turn the other cheek, or basically try to appease our enemies, even when we know we're getting screwed."
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is attending the celebrations. He said: "I wish for the Palestinian people that next year will be the year of implementing peace in the occupied Palestinian lands."'
Occupied Palestinian lands' includes the whole of Israel, but don't expect the BBC to make that clear. Since Palestinians have never agreed to any deal that defines ANY borders, including the original UN resolution, what other Palestinian lands could he be referring to?
Once predominantly Christian, two-thirds of Bethlehem's 50,000 residents are now Muslim. Some say the economic restrictions imposed by Israel are the main reason behind the exodus of Christians from the West Bank; others cite persecution by militant Muslims.
I wonder what the BBC would claim is the reason for so many Christians to be fleeing Muslim lands right now, where they don't have Israel to blame. Perhaps that's why they prefer to avoid mentioning it at all. One can just imagine according to the BBC equation the response Christians make to the dilemma of ‘money or their life’ - "take my life I'm saving".
Do you think it would occur to anybody at the BBC that if Mary and Joseph came to Bethlehem today without an army escort they would be lynched?
Merry Christmas and Chanukah everybody
