Misery tempts Palestinian Christians to flee
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Despairing of life under Israeli occupation, many Palestinian Christians are moving abroad, threatening their ancient links to Bethlehem and the land where Jesus was born.
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Several hundred people, most of them Fatah supporters, have been camped out at the closed border between Israel and Gaza, saying they fear for their lives.
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Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Nabil Sha&#39;ath was forced to leave a tent set up by families of Palestinian prisoners after the mothers of some of them hurled abuse at him.
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For most Christians in America, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights and Tel Aviv usually are just names in the news, far-away places where there always seems to be a bloody conflict between Jews and Muslims.
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With an estimated 2 million refugees seeking shelter abroad, officials in Jordan are straining to cope with the crisis.
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JARAMANA, Syria  - Attacks on purveyors of alcohol  and music had already rattled Iraq's tiny Christian community,  but last month's bombing of churches shattered the hope some  still had of staying to help rebuild their country.
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Hundreds of terrified Gazans fleeing Hamas rule were trapped at a main crossing with Israel on Tuesday, hoping to gain permission to pass through Israeli territory to sanctuary in the West Bank.
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Islamist militants are seeking to evacuate their wounded from a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon where they have been battling the army for more than three months, security sources and a mediator said on Sunday.
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The patriarch of Jerusalem has called for an end to the violence which he said has turned Palestinian towns into prisons. Michel Sabbah made the plea during prayers at the annual Christmas mass in Bethlehem on Saturday.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s illness and his departure from the West Bank presents a blessing and a curse for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
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When 14 Jewish families moved into a Palestinian house in this sacred West Bank city &#151; the traditional burial site of the biblical patriarch Abraham &#151; Israel vowed to kick them out.
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Tareq Natsha is fresh out of secondary school and about to join a growing exodus: young, middle-class Palestinians who are leaving their West Bank homes with their families&#39; blessing
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Gaza's children used to light colorful lanterns to mark Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. But this year, many parents can't afford those small $1 toys as the coastal strip sinks deeper into poverty amid an aid cutoff to punish the Hamas-led government.
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Christians in the West Bank say insecurity rather than religious persecution is to blame for their communityâs vulnerability.
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The acrid scent of explosives and fire hovered inside the gutted church as Iraqi Christians baptized Savio Mar Georgis. By Muhannad Fala&#39;ah, Getty Images.
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Friendships between Muslims and Christians in Jersey City have been strained since four members of a family were found slain.
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Fearing bombings and shootings by Islamic militants, some Christians in Indonesia are abandoning traditional churches in favor of more unorthodox but secure confines, such as hotel ballrooms and office blocks.