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Source: http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3181/gaza-christians
Who Will Save the Christians in Gaza?
(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - According to the Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza, at least five Christians have been kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam in recent weeks. Archbishop Alexios, head of the Greek Church in Gaza, is spearheading protests against persecution of Christians and forced conversions. In the past few days the archbishop has come under sharp criticism from many Palestinians and the Hamas government for daring to speak out about the plight of his community. Leaders and members of the Christian community now fear reprisal attacks by Muslim extremists. Radical Islam, and not checkpoints or a security fence, remains the main threat to defenseless Christians not only in the Palestinians territories, but in the entire Middle East as well.