Reply #119: Christians anxious over Hamas victory

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http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=5224
PALESTINE
Christians anxious over Hamas victory
by Abu Mahmud

There is widespread unease but no certainty that situation of Christians will deteriorate in the Palestinian territories. Church authorities will seek reconfirmation of the February 15, 2000, Basic Agreement between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organisation that guarantees religious freedom, upholds established Church rights and protects the Holy Sites.


Bethlehem (AsiaNews) – “A disaster, Hamas’s victory is a disaster for Christians,” said an agitated K. M., a Palestinian Christian from Bethlehem after poll results from yesterday’s elections showed the Islamist party gaining 77 of the 132 seats in the new Palestinian legislative council.
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“Hamas is a fundamentalist movement. Now with an absolute majority they can adopt any law. They are likely to pass law inspired by the Sharia,” he said. “Some have promised that they are going to impose taxes on Christians the way they used long time ago.”
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