One would think a story like this would be making major headlines, given the amount of attention that is afforded every other aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, the forced conversion of Christians to Islam by Gaza’s Hamas rulers just doesn’t seem to interest the media. This should be a wake-up call!
Arab media commentator Raymond Ibrahim brings to light the story after surveying Arabic-language media sources, where the plight of Gaza Christians seems to be covered far more regularly than what we are regularly seeing.
“…we hear of the kidnapping of Christians and the coercion of them to embrace the religion of Muhammad,” reads one of the media reports cited by Ibrahim.
It goes on to note that in mid-October, Christians in Gaza held a rally against the abduction and forced conversion of their children, and that the coastal enclave’s most senior Christian leader, Archbishop Alexios, confirmed that “Christians who converted to Islam did so under threats, coercion, compulsion, and force.”
This was over a month ago. Did you hear anything about it in your media? Of course not. Our media is too preoccupied with other stories to even touch on this serious issue that needs our attention. It truly makes you wonder what else is being left out or misrepresented in the mainstream media.
Even so, those whose job it is to know what’s going on in the world can’t be unaware of the situation. Can they? It begs the questions: Where is the outcry from world leaders? Where is the special UN Security Council session condemning this behavior? Where are the human rights organizations that are always ready to jump all over Israel at the slightest hint of misconduct?
Originally posted at Israel News Today.
