Religion Palestinians

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palestinian girls in nablus



illustration of palestinian christian home in jerusalem, ca 1850. w. h. bartlett


93% of palestinians muslim, vast majority of whom followers of sunni branch of islam, small minority of ahmadiyya. palestinian christians represent significant minority of 6%, followed smaller religious communities, including druze , samaritans. palestinian jews – considered palestinian palestinian national charter adopted plo defined them jews had resided in palestine until beginning of zionist invasion  – today identify israelis (with exception of few individuals). palestinian jews universally abandoned such identity after establishment of israel , incorporation israeli jewish population, largely composed of jewish immigrants around world.


until end of 19th century, palestinian muslim villagers in countryside did not have local mosques. cross-cultural syncretism between christian , islamic symbols , figures in religious practice common. popular feast days, thursday of dead, celebrated both muslims , christians , shared prophets , saints include jonah, venerated in halhul both biblical , islamic prophet, , st. george, known in arabic el khader. villagers pay tribute local patron saints @ maqam – domed single room placed in shadow of ancient carob or oak tree. saints, taboo standards of orthodox islam, mediated between man , allah, , shrines saints , holy men dotted palestinian landscape. ali qleibo, palestinian anthropologist, states built evidence constitutes architectural testimony christian/moslem palestinian religious sensibility , roots in ancient semitic religions.


religion constitutive of individual identity accorded minor role within palestinian tribal social structure until latter half of 19th century. jean moretain, priest writing in 1848, wrote christian in palestine distinguished fact belonged particular clan. if tribe christian, individual christian, without knowledge of distinguished faith of muslim.


the concessions granted france , other western powers ottoman sultanate in aftermath of crimean war had significant impact on contemporary palestinian religious cultural identity. religion transformed element constituting individual/collective identity in conformity orthodox precepts , , formed major building block in political development of palestinian nationalism.


the british census of 1922 registered 752,048 inhabitants in palestine, consisting of 660,641 palestinian arabs (christian , muslim arabs), 83,790 palestinian jews, , 7,617 persons belonging other groups. corresponding percentage breakdown 87% christian , muslim arab , 11% jewish. bedouin not counted in census, 1930 british study estimated number @ 70,860.


bernard sabella of bethlehem university estimates 6% of palestinian population worldwide christian , 56% of them live outside of historic palestine. according palestinian academic society study of international affairs, palestinian population of west bank , gaza strip 97% muslim , 3% christian. vast majority of palestinian community in chile follow christianity, largely orthodox christian , roman catholic, , in fact number of palestinian christians in diaspora in chile alone exceeds number of have remained in homeland.


the druze became israeli citizens , druze males serve in israel defense forces, though individuals identify palestinian druze . according salih al-shaykh, druze not consider palestinian: arab identity emanates in main common language , socio-cultural background, detached national political conception. not directed @ arab countries or arab nationality or palestinian people, , not express sharing fate them. point of view, identity israel, , identity stronger arab identity .


there 350 samaritans carry palestinian identity cards , live in west bank while equal number live in holon , carry israeli citizenship. live in west bank represented in legislature palestinian national authority. commonly referred among palestinians jews of palestine, , maintain own unique cultural identity.


jews identify palestinian jews few, include israeli jews part of neturei karta group, , uri davis, israeli citizen , self-described palestinian jew (who converted islam in 2008 in order marry miyassar abu ali) serves observer member in palestine national council.


bahá u lláh, founder of baha faith, iran, ended life in acre, israel, part of ottoman empire. confined there 24 years. shrine has been erected there in honor.




















































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