Figure 1.-- The discussion of the of Palistinian history largely focuses on the Muslim and Jewish community. Often lost in the argument was the Christians in Palestine mostly Arabs. Christian Arabs tended to join their Arab compatriots and opposed partition and the subsequent creation of a Jewish state. There was also a small number of Armenian Christians as a result of the Turkish Genocide (1915). Many of the Armenians apparently migrated to the Armenian SSR in the Soviet Union. We are unsure if they came under attack duriung the wave of violence following the U.N. vote. The press caption here read, Some of the thirteen hundred Palestinian Armenians from Jaffa, Jerusalem and Haifa, in the tent camp in the grounds of the Armenian Church, Haifa, Oct. 29, 1947, where they are waiting for transport to Soviet Armenia."

The discussion of the of Palistinian history largely focuses on the Muslim and Jewish community. Often lost in the argument was the Christians in Palestine mostly Arabs. Christian Arabs tended to join their Arab compatriots and opposed partition and the subsequent creation of a Jewish state. Palistinian Arabs were primarily Muslim, but there was a substantial Christian minority, perhaps as much as 20 percent. And Christian Arabs were mostly urbanized and well educated. They thus included inflential Palistinian spolesmen. Opposing partition may have been a serious mistake given subsequent history. Israel has protected minority groups to a considerable extent while Chrstians in the areas under Palistinian control as well in Arab countries have come under attack. And the number of Christins in the Palistinian controlled West Bank and Gaza has fallen to very low levels. There was also a small number of Armenian Christians as a result of the Turkish Genocide (1915). Many of the Armenians pparently migrated to the Armenian SSR in the Soviet Union. We are unsure if they came under attack during the wave of violence following the U.N. vote. We wonder about their experience in the Soviet Union.

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