Islamic Activist Linda Sarsour Sparks Backlash After Claiming Jesus Was Palestinian

Islamic activist Linda Sarsour has sparked massive backlash online after posting a series of tweets claiming that Jesus Christ was a “Palestinian of Nazareth.” Sarsour, who became infamous for organizing the Women’s March and Black Lives Matter rallies, claimed that this is because Bethlehem, the city where the Bible says Jesus was born, is in the West Bank and he had “wooly hair.”-- More...

Why so upset by the truth. Jesus was born in Bethlehem aka بيت لحم in Arabic. Bethlehem is in Palestine. It’s currently militarily occupied by Israel and home to a predominately beautiful Palestinian Christian community. Yes, the birthplace of Jesus is under military occupation. https://t.co/xiseLoylYL

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) July 6, 2019

Folks reported my tweet that Jesus was a Palestinian. twitter was obviously like this doesn’t violate our standards. It’s also true. Jesus was born in Bethlehem which is in Palestine. Move on.

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) July 6, 2019

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