By Shira Rubin
The radicalization of Jews and
Muslims is squeezing Christians out of the Holy Land—and ISIS’s reported
arrival in the biblical city is just the latest sign.
NAZARETH,
Israel — At the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, on the site
where it is believed the Angel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary she would
carry the next messiah, Jesus Christ, both Christian and Muslim
residents of the city are reflecting on recent news that the so-called
Islamic State has come into their midst.
This month, the Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency,
announced the arrest of five Nazareth residents who, it said, had
declared their allegiance to ISIS. They had been training with arms,
meeting covertly, and preparing for a jihad on “infidels,” the agency
said.
Over the past few years, 40 Arab Israelis, often from marginalized
communities, reportedly have crossed the border in order to join the
fight in Syria and Iraq.
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Source: The Daily Beast
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