Palestinian leaders this Christmas season are bent on claiming Jesus Christ and the celebration of His birth as their own.Despite the fact that Jesus’ birthplace of Judea wasn’t renamed “Palestine” until at least 100 years after his death, despite the fact that modern-day Palestinians didn’t adopt that name until the 20th century, Palestinian Authority officials have repeatedly claimed recently that Jesus was a “Palestinian.”Some PA officials went so far as to claim Jesus was the first Palestinian “martyr.”Last week, for example, PA President Mahmoud Abbas stated, “We celebrate the birth of Jesus, a Palestinian messenger of love, justice and peace.”

Palestinian leaders this Christmas season are bent on claiming Jesus Christ and the celebration of His birth as their own.

Despite the fact that Jesus’ birthplace of Judea wasn’t renamed “Palestine” until at least 100 years after his death, despite the fact that modern-day Palestinians didn’t adopt that name until the 20th century, Palestinian Authority officials have repeatedly claimed recently that Jesus was a “Palestinian.”

Some PA officials went so far as to claim Jesus was the first Palestinian “martyr.”

Last week, for example, PA President Mahmoud Abbas stated, “We celebrate the birth of Jesus, a Palestinian messenger of love, justice and peace.”