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Calling Jesus a 'Palestinian' is more dangerous than most people think.

JL;DR SUMMARY Accusations that Jesus was Palestinian, a narrative recently popularized in social media and political discourse, misrepresent historical facts and highlight a broader issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the contentious struggle over reality and information. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictSocial MediaIdentity PoliticsMisinformationPalestinianPost TruthHistorical NarrativeJesusDemocratic ValuesGeopolitical Interests

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Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories
"Jesus was a Palestinian born under occupation. Even U.S. politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently tried to equate Jesus with the Palestinian people: In the story of Christmas, Christ was born in modern-day Palestine under the threat of a government engaged in a massacre of innocents."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Then came a graphic: Jesus Christ hanging on a cross, draped in a Palestinian flag, with the destruction of Gaza as a backdrop."
Palestinian Territories
"I can listen with an open ear to alternative narratives about Israels role in Gaza and Palestinian areas of the West Bank."
Israel
"When we examine the nature of reality, two approaches emerge: The realist perspective asserts that a single, objective reality exists independently of any individuals perception."
China
"Hamas sympathizers and state-affiliated accounts from China, Russia, Iran, and Qatar further amplify these narratives."
Russian Federation
"Hamas sympathizers and state-affiliated accounts from China, Russia, Iran, and Qatar further amplify these narratives."
Iran
"Hamas sympathizers and state-affiliated accounts from China, Russia, Iran, and Qatar further amplify these narratives."
Qatar
"Hamas sympathizers and state-affiliated accounts from China, Russia, Iran, and Qatar further amplify these narratives."
Ukraine
"Analysts note that the proliferation of smartphones in Gaza has given Israels military operation unprecedented real-time exposure more so than any contemporary conflict, including Ukraine."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Then came a graphic: Jesus Christ hanging on a cross, draped in a Palestinian flag, with the destruction of Gaza as a backdrop."

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