国际英语资讯:Roundup: Israel bans Christians in Gaza from reaching West Bank, Jerusalem for Christmas
<p><span word="GAZA">GAZA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 15-- <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="Strip">Strip</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hamas">Hamas</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="bans">bans</span> 500 <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="Strip">Strip</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> 100 <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="Strip">Strip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>, <span word="anger">anger</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frustration">frustration</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span>, <span word="Kamel">Kamel</span> <span word="Ayyad">Ayyad</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, "<span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 500 <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="there">there</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 5,000 <span word="Christians">Christians</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span>, <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="Strip">Strip</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="Oslo">Oslo</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="accords">accords</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Israelis">Israelis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Palestinians">Palestinians</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="Hamas">Hamas</span> <span word="violently">violently</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="Strip">Strip</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="enclave">enclave</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 900 <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="Sunni">Sunni</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span>, <span word="unjust">unjust</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="outraging">outraging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ayyad">Ayyad</span>.</p>
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