Islamic-Christian Council for Jerusalem: Jesus was “the first Palestinian Martyr”‎

‎"Yesterday's [Dec. 2, 2014] Ministry of Tourism and Archeology [newspaper column] ‎centered on the products being sold in the oriental antiques stores, and criticized the ‎Ministry's faulty supervision of these stores, which sell symbols that have nothing to do ‎with the Palestinian heritage, such as the Israeli Star of David and menorah (i.e., ‎candelabrum used in Jewish worship), especially in Bethlehem and Jericho... ‎Secretary-General of the Islamic-Christian Council for Jerusalem and the Holy Places ‎Hanna Issa explained... the difference between the six-pointed Star of David and the ‎Christian star, which is five-pointed. This star appeared to the Shepherds in Beit ‎Sahur, [symbolizing] the birth of our lord Jesus, who was Palestinian in origin, and ‎who was the first Palestinian Martyr (Shahid)." ‎
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