[Christian Science Monitor] Ilene R. Prusher - Nablus' ancient Christian community has been dwindling for decades - from about 3,000 in the 1960s to a mere 700 now - and those who remain had all but gone underground in recent years, in the face of increasing violence and ascendant fundamentalists. Four churches were firebombed 16 months ago following comments made by the pope about the Prophet Mohammed. Half of the city's Christians are Greek Orthodox. The others are Roman Catholic or Anglican.
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