Gaskin: Remembering Palestinian Christians this Easter

April marks Arab American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate Arab Americans’ contributions and to confront stereotypes and prejudices against Arabs. This Easter, I’m particularly mindful of the often-overlooked struggles faced by approximately 185,000 Palestinian Christians living in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. Around 140,000 hold Israeli citizenship, 45,000 reside in the West Bank, and about 500 remain in Gaza. In each area, their situation differs markedly: in Israel, they are Christians within a predominantly Muslim Palestinian minority living in a Jewish-majority state; in the West Bank and Gaza,...