What does the word "Palestinian" mean to you in regard to religion?

Question

Do you assume that Palestinian equals Islamic?

How many Christian Palestinians are there living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank today?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Christian

Hi there to the nice lady who answered whose name I can't type. I am interested in this because I think that most Americans equate the word Palestinian with the Islamic religion. This question is an attempt to change that erroneous assumption.

Answer 1

The British census of 1922 counted 752,048 in Palestine, comprising 589,177 Palestinian Muslims, 83,790 Palestinian Jews, 71,464 Christians (including Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and others) and 7,617 persons belonging to other groups (corresponding to 78% Muslim, 11% Jewish, and 9% Christian) (1922 census report). Palestinian Bedouin were not counted, but a British study estimated their number at 70,860 in 1930.

Currently, no reliable data are available for the worldwide Palestinian (i.e. non-Jewish Palestinian) population; Bernard Sabella of Bethlehem University estimates it as 6% Christian.

Answer 2

To me the word is an anomaly, an artificially created people group. Palestinians are Arabs. Palestine is a name applied to part of the area of ancient Israel.

The Palestinians were given a state when Israel was given it's charter after WWII, Jordan. But like most people they didn't want to give up their own homes where they lived. I can't blame them for that. It seems to me both Palestinian Arab and war-blasted Israeli's were in difficult positions--the Israeli's (having no bit of earth to call their own wanting their old homeland back as well).

I don't know how many Christian Palestinians are anywhere. I am sure there are some. But you never hear in the news about those who don't approve the wars, do you? So politically, the violent ones have the eyes and ears of the press, and yes, in that case, one assumes we are speaking of Islamic Arabs--theirs is the philosophy which says there shall be no Israeli's here, or if we can help it, anywhere.

Maggie

Answer 3

I think Palestine comes from Philistine, which means Phallus worshipper. Originally anyhow. Nowadays, I am sure that plenty of Christians. Muslims, and Jews occupy that territory, and the old Phillistines are gone. Or are they? I'd better not speculate or discuss the connection of these modern religions to that ancient one, at least any more than I already have under the questions regarding the Trinity!

But no, I personally do not equate the word to Islamic.

Your other question I can not address, as I simply have no idea and don't feel like looking it up, even though you seem to have kindly provided a source.

Answer 4

the only reason Muslims feel angry about Palestine is because Palestinians life's are being taken by Jews and not Muslims. eg. look at Sudan, do you think that brings international condemnation by any Muslim countries?? Do you think muslim say, "it makes me angry what happens in Sudan". No they don't even care.

Christians (or just non-muslims) are always persecuted when living with a muslim majority. It is no conincedence, that their numbers are decreasing. It is also no coincendence that muslim numbers in western countries are increasing.

Answer 5

expensive Citizen, i comprehend that possibly that's no longer the respond you want to pay attention, yet to me, those words are thoroughly appropriate to faith, and there are numerous worse words that are additionally appropriate. merely ask the sufferers of abuse on the palms of those Irish priest. The very long record of actual, sexual, and emotional abuse that merely got here out.... i'd think of that the words fraud and fable are no longer in basic terms appropriate right here, yet we ought to upload even juicier words, like criminals, abusers, pedophiles ...... How do i've got confidence approximately tossing those words around? I say enable's toss out each and every of the words that prepare and get the filthy dirt out from under the rug of the MONSTER that's faith each and every of the terrific continually, lady Morgana

Answer 6

All Palestinians have a right to feel furious at the way they have been bullied out of their centuries old land, and treated with utter contempt. No wonder they feel the way they do..!

Glad I'm not a Jew, the shame would be unbearable..!

Answer 7

I AM PALESTINIAN
i am Christian

christianity come out from this country, they were the majority, but because of the war, as the muslims palestinians they immegrated.

and by the way, i am one of these people who born and living out of my country! !

why u r interested in this?

**thnx 4 that

Answer 8

Palestinian = 90-95% Muslim.

Answer 9

i dont know exactly but i have heard its 10% Christians