Met alle aandacht voor de Gazastrook, hoor je nauwelijks over de duizenden christelijke Arabieren daar, die regelmatig - letterlijk - onder vuur liggen van extremisten sinds de machtsovername door Hamas. De Paus heeft Israel onlangs gevraagd zorg te dragen voor de veiligheid van christenen in de regio. In de Gazastrook kan Israël echter weinig doen, zonder met de IDF binnen te vallen en Hamas af te zetten.
Wouter
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Last update - 08:35 16/05/2008
Assailants set off bomb outside Christian school in Gaza
By The Associated Press
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/984258.html
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/984258.html
Unknown assailants on Friday detonated a bomb outside a Christian school in Gaza City, causing no injuries.
Damage from the pre-dawn explosion is visible at the entrance to the Zahwa Rosary School. The school is run by nuns but caters mainly to Muslim students.
Friday's bombing appears to be the latest in a string of attacks on Christian institutions in the overwhelmingly Muslim territory.
In the most serious attack, a local Christian activist was murdered in October. His killers have not been found.
In the most serious attack, a local Christian activist was murdered in October. His killers have not been found.
About 3,200 Christians live in Gaza among 1.4 million Muslims. While relations between Christians and Muslims have traditionally been good, Christians have grown uneasy since the Islamic group Hamas routed forces of the secular Fatah movement and seized control of Gaza in June.
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