The irony of the issue isn’t just that Jesus was a Jew, but also that the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas in the Gaza Strip even more so, actively oppress their Christian population.
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The RV exploded just after an automated message emanated from it warning of a bomb.
State and local officials nationwide urged Americans not to travel for the holidays, saying that Thanksgiving celebrations had further spread the virus.
Joint List leader Ayman Odeh condemned the incident, calling it a "despicable act that attacks the Charismas spirit an the spirit of unity in the Arab society" in Israel.
The pandemic and its social and economic effects dominated the message, in which Francis called for global unity and help for nations suffering from conflicts and humanitarian crises.
It is a well-known phenomenon that people claim to see Jesus appear in the strangest places, and has been labelled anywhere from miraculous to straight up creepy.
There are 1,032 Christians in the Gaza Strip, 130 of whom are Catholic, with the remainder being Orthodox Christians, according to Asaad.
Trump and the first lady spoke about the meaning of Christmas, the holiday's history and values, and then paralleled those teachings to a Christmas amid the coronavirus.
It is a question I have struggled with for years.
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