CMI Brief
| 2012
Christians in Palestine: A threatened community?
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 8) 4 p.
How to cite this publication:
Bård Helge Kårtveit (2012). Christians in Palestine: A threatened community? Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief 8)
Christian Palestinians constitute one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, and their presence in Palestine dates back to the Roman Era. In modern times, they have been instrumental in shaping a Palestinian national identity, and their influence on Palestinian society far exceeds their numbers. Christian Palestinians also have a history of large-scale emigration. Their survival as a community in Palestine is threatened.