PA Mufti: Jesus was a Palestinian
“A presidential delegation yesterday conveyed greetings from President Mahmoud Abbas and the [Palestinian political] leadership to the western and eastern Christian communities on the occasion of their Christmas holidays…
The Mufti of Jerusalem and [Palestinian] Lands Sheikh Muhammad Hussein… explained that Jesus, may he rest in peace, was a Palestinian and a messenger of love and peace, and that Palestinian soil is witness to his footsteps and his prophecy…
Delegation Chief Hussein Al-A’araj [Chairman of the Palestinian presidential bureau] explained that the delegation [acted as] a representative of the State of Palestine, and that it came to that state’s eternal capital to exchange greetings… on behalf of the President [Abbas] and the entire nation on the occasion of the birth of Jesus, the Palestinian; son of Mary the Palestinian, may she rest in peace.”
The Mufti of Jerusalem and [Palestinian] Lands Sheikh Muhammad Hussein… explained that Jesus, may he rest in peace, was a Palestinian and a messenger of love and peace, and that Palestinian soil is witness to his footsteps and his prophecy…
Delegation Chief Hussein Al-A’araj [Chairman of the Palestinian presidential bureau] explained that the delegation [acted as] a representative of the State of Palestine, and that it came to that state’s eternal capital to exchange greetings… on behalf of the President [Abbas] and the entire nation on the occasion of the birth of Jesus, the Palestinian; son of Mary the Palestinian, may she rest in peace.”