In Gaza, Wasn't Much Of A Holiday Since Hamas Doesn't Allow Christmas

Every December, we watch pro-Hamas apologists, jumping at the chance to accuse Israel of preventing Arab Christians from celebrating Christmas--if not causing them to leave outright.

The fact remains that as an extremist Islamic terrorist group, Hamas prevents expressions of both Christmas and Christianity in Gaza:

Of the 1.5 million Palestinians now living in the Gaza Strip, fewer than 1,400 are Christian and those who can are leaving. The church hopes reconciliation will bring them back.

There hasn't been a Christmas tree in Gaza City's main square since Hamas pushed the Palestinian Authority out of Gaza in 2007 and Christmas is no longer a public holiday.