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Converts to Christianity in Fear of Death from PA
Two brothers who converted from Islam to Christianity, former residents of the Palestinian Authority-controlled areas, have found asylum from PA officials in Israel - but maybe not for long. WorldNetDaily.Com reports that one of the brothers, Nasser Salam, was an active member of Arafat's Fatah organization when he converted - leading to his imprisonment and torture, according to a French Christian group and the Religious Freedom Council. One of the brothers faces a death sentence, but somehow they escaped into Israel - which issued them 30-day permits. U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-Va.) and the Religious Freedom Coalition are calling upon Israel to extend asylum, at least until arrangements for emigration to Europe or elsewhere can be made. Fatah has accused both brothers of being Israeli collaborators - a charge that often results in public lynching in the Palestinian Authority.
Their sister may already have been murdered since they arrived in Israel, as she has not been heard from since their arrival. Davis, a member of the House International Relations Committee and the Subcommittee on the Middle East, has formally asked the Israeli government, through Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Ayalon, to assist the Salames. WorldNetDaily.Com reports that just last summer, some 14 PA Arabs were lynched in the town of Tul Karem alone, all on charges of collaboration with Israel. Since the beginning of the Oslo War, over 60 such Arabs have been killed, and the PA has executed at least five others, for the same reason. William Murray, chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition, said, "There is widespread knowledge of the persecution of Jews in Islamic areas of the world, but little attention is paid to the price that is paid by Muslims who convert to Christianity. That price is often death."
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=37211
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