The ubiquitous propaganda that Jesus was “Palestinian” is simultaneously laughably absurd and deadly serious. It is repeated by influencers, activists, even elected officials and clergy—without irony and with substantial passion and intent. And it is no innocent misreading of ancient history. It is a deliberate inversion, weaponized to justify violence and erase a people—Jesus’ people, the Jews.
Let us start with the facts. Jesus was a Jew. He was born to Jewish parents, lived in Judea, worshipped in the Jewish Temple and was crucified by the Roman Empire under its occupation of the Jewish homeland.
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