The Palestinian Authority foments Christian and Jewish animosity by portraying Jews as anti-Christian and even going so far as claiming that Jesus was "the first Palestinian martyr." (2)

The Palestinians are purposely trying to incite Christians to kill Jews over a long-ago debunked myth that Jews killed Jesus Christ.

Now as absurd as the notion of Jesus as a Palestinian martyr may be, pretty soon there will be no Christians left in Bethlehem and there is a distinct possibility that tourists visiting the holy city will be greeted by Muslims dressed as Santa Claus; here in this spoof by Latma, the Hebrew-language satire site, we see the logical conclusion of Muslim efforts to Islamicize the Holy Land:

Youtube, Jihad Bells from Bethlehem

Israel National News, 'Jihad Bells, Jihad Bells’ – Latest Satire from Israel's 'Latma'

The “Palestinian Minister of Uncontrollable Rage,” Tawil Fadiha, acts as Santa Claus before being unmasked and singing “a heartfelt message” to the Christian world, while holding a baby girl and overstuffed toy dog.

"Jihad Bells, Jihad Bells, Jihad all the way," sings Fadiha, impersonated by musician and actor Noam Jacobson. “Oh what fun with a knife or gun, a Christian guy to slay…. In Gaza, if you are a Christian, you’d better pray your last; now here in the Palestinian Authority, Bethlehem where you pray, it used to be a Christian town until we drove them all away.”

ENDNOTES

(1):

NY Post, 23 Dec 2009, Christians flee Muslim pressure

Christians are fleeing the town of Christ's birth, and the much-reported hardship that Israel inflicts on residents of the West Bank town has little to do with it. It's the same reality across the Arab world: rising Islamism pushes non-Muslims away.

Islamists frown on real-estate ownership by non-Muslims -- Christian, Jew or anything else. And though the secular Palestinian Authority still controls the West Bank, the clout of groups like Hamas is growing: Even in Bethlehem, where followers of history's most famous baby once thrived, Christians are ceding the land.

Yes, ever since the PA took control of the West Bank in the early '90s, its leaders have taken care to show the world an idealized picture of Muslim-Christian solidarity. But it's a facade -- a way to score anti-Israeli political points.

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Fifty years ago, Christians made up 70 percent of Bethlehem's population; today, about 15 percent.

Indeed, the Christian population of the entire West Bank -- mostly Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic, with Copts, Russian Orthodox, Armenians and others -- is dwindling.

But, again, the story's the same in Egypt, Iraq and elsewhere in the Mideast. Practically the only place in the region where the Christian population is growing is in Israel.

(2):

Virtual Jerusalem, 26 Dec 2010, PA Claims Jesus Was "Palestinian Martyr"

When Christmas comes around, the Palestinian Authority looks for ways to incite Christian hatred of Jews worldwide. This year, the Jew-baiting has taken the form of a report by AFP regarding a Jewish town's opposition to Christmas trees and a book that calls Jesus "the first Palestinian martyr." [see video]

While carrying the anti-Jewish Christmas tree story, world media neglected to note that the PA has been brutally and systematically driving out its Christian population - in Bethlehem and elsewhere - through torture and murder.

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"There are many examples of intimidation, beatings, land theft, firebombing of churches and other Christian institutions, denial of employment, economic boycotts, torture, kidnapping, forced marriage, sexual harassment, and extortion," said Weiner. PA officials are directly responsible for many of the attacks, and some Muslims who have converted to Christianity have been murdered.