Tuesday, May 06, 2014

A Christian woman courageously speaks out

Dexter Van Zile writes about Christy Anastas, a Palestinian Christian woman who is now living in the United Kingdom, where she has been given asylum after being threatened with murder for speaking out in defense of Israel's right to exist.
She speaks to audiences about the lack of freedom in Palestinian society. Her talks are left unrecorded and she does not reveal any identifying characteristics that might have an impact on her safety.

She talks about Palestinian Authority judges colluding with a Muslim “mafia” that steals land from Palestinian Christians. She speaks about the corruption of the Palestinian Authority.

“After learning the amount of money my people have been given, I should be rich,” she says, referring to the aid money given to the Palestinian Authority from donor countries and skimmed off by corrupt Palestinian officials.

She also talks about how women are treated in Palestinian society. “I can tell you so many stories about young women being killed by their own families in honor killings,” she says.

She tells how she was threatened by one of her own family members for publicly speaking in defense of Israel's right to exist. “I have a bullet, I have a gun. […] I put it in your head and end your life. You're playing with a big fire here. You're going to burn your family. First of all you're going to burn yourself and I was sent to stop you,” she relates.
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