Arafat and Islamization are the cause of [[Christian]] decline in [[Bethlehem]]. It began since Arafat took control. Repression, second class citizens, harassment and more.<ref>Justus Reid Weiner, (2005) [https://books.google.com/books?id=Oyyi864aGK0C&q=Arafat#v=snippet&q=Arafat&f=false Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society]</ref><ref>[https://www.jcpa.org/jl/vp490.htm The Beleaguered Christians of the Palestinian-Controlled Areas], David Raab, JCPA, Jan, 2003. | Arafat and Islamization are the cause of [[Christian]] decline in [[Bethlehem]]. It began since Arafat took control. Repression, second class citizens, harassment and more.<ref>Justus Reid Weiner, (2005) [https://books.google.com/books?id=Oyyi864aGK0C&q=Arafat#v=snippet&q=Arafat&f=false Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society]</ref><ref>[https://www.jcpa.org/jl/vp490.htm The Beleaguered Christians of the Palestinian-Controlled Areas], David Raab, JCPA, Jan, 2003. |