Israel: Treatment of Palestinians who are Israeli citizens and Christian by the Government of Israel
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 17 July 2000 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ISR34887.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Israel: Treatment of Palestinians who are Israeli citizens and Christian by the Government of Israel, 17 July 2000, ISR34887.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad5e56.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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For general information on the treatment of Christians in Israel, see previous Response to Information Requests.
There are no reports on the treatment of Palestinians who are citizens of Israel and Christian among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
Although, the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 1999: Israel claims that the Israeli government "does not provide Israeli Arabs with the same quality of education, housing, employment opportunities, and social services as Jews" (Sep. 1999).
In civic areas where religion is a determining criterion, such as the religious courts and centers of education, non-Jewish institutions routinely receive less state support than their Jewish counterparts.The status of a number of Christian organizations with representation in Israel has heretofore been defined by a collection of ad hoc arrangements with various government agencies.Several of these organizations seek to negotiate with the Government in an attempt to formalize their status.
The report also states that "it is not clear that whatever discrepancies exist in the treatment of various communities in Israeli society are based on religion per se" (ibid.). No additional and/or corroborating information could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 1999: Israel. September 1999. irf_israel99.html> [Accessed 11 July 2000] Conference for Middle East Peace. n.d. Yossef Bodansky and Vaughn S. Forrest. "Islam Versus Christianity and Its Eastern Salient: Israel." bod6.htm> [Accessed 11 July 2000] IRB databases Israel Report. May/June 1997. "Christian Arabs in Galilee Attacked by Islamists." World News Connection (WNC) Internet sites including: Al-Haq Amnesty International Cairo Times Federation of American Scientists Human Rights Watch International Christian Concern Middle East Digest Middle East Times Minerva Center for Human Rights National Security Institute Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights The Terrorism Research Center U.S. Department of State Search engines including: Additional Sources Consulted
