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2006-03-28 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Christian Declines Hamas Cabinet Appointment

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Posted by Seafarious 2006-03-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Tanas Abu Aitta was tapped to be the token Christian member of the 24-member Islamic government. But the 57-year-old Bethlehem businessman, who ran as an Independent candidate in January elections, has bowed out, a Hamas spokesman said on Sunday. The spokesman was quoted as saying that Hamas would look for a Christian replacement for Abu Aitta.

Quotas in "Palestine"? Some of their best friends are Christians? One's just as good as another?

Posted by eLarson 2006-03-28 17:08|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2006-03-28 17:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Christians used to make up 20% of the Palestinians, eLarson. Most of those Christian Palestinians are now Stateside, I believe.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-03-28 17:54|| 2006-03-28 17:54|| Front Page Top

#3 trailing wife : many Palestinian Christians have come here. Unfortunately their cause here has been taken up by wingnutz like David Duke. They can't get a break.

Posted by BigEd 2006-03-28 19:36|| 2006-03-28 19:36|| Front Page Top

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