When Israeli forces moved out of Ramallah, I read somewhere, Christians made for 20 percent of the inhabitants. I bring this to her attention. How many Christians are here, 20 percent? “It went down from 20 percent to 1.5 or 2 percent for a variety of reasons.” Oops. This means that after Israel’s withdrawal it was the Muslims who kicked out the Christians, the truest Palestinians. The argument she has built against Israel is collapsing with one fell swoop. Yes, she spoke of a “variety of reasons,” but she did not elaborate. I start pushing. Why? “I don’t want to disc – ” She stops in
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