YNET News just published an op-ed piece entitled "Bethlehem's Last Christians?"

In our blog here, we've been talking about how the anti-Israel faction in the North American evangelical community is growing. Sadly, even large, evangelical organizations like World Vision have signed on.

Many American evangelicals, including our friends at World Vision, are experiencing what I call "misdirected indignation."

They see the tragic plight of the Palestinian Christians and they are, understandably, vexed and angry. So they glance around and look for someone to blame. Since many of these indignant American believers know little about the history of the conflict or its localized dynamics, or (in some cases) because they're listening to the wrong people on the ground in the West Bank or Gaza, the State of Israel seems like the best candidate for the role of villain. That's got to be it, they say to themselves—the Israelis are at fault. They're the reason for all of the Palestinian suffering! That's their reasoning.

In reality, however, the blame should be laid squarely at the feet of the Palestinian Authority (formerly known as the PLO), Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Palestinian hate groups. They have victimized and terrorized Palestinian Christians in horrific ways, as the YNET article points out so graphically and accurately. This is information that, for one reason or another, is not widely disseminated.

People who have the Israelis in their crosshairs are experiencing the phenomenon of misdirected indignation. They are blaming the wrong people.

You can read the YNET piece here: "Bethlehem's Last Christians?"