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Last update - 10:55 07/10/2007
Palestinian Christian activist stabbed to death in Gaza
By The Associated Press
Tags: Christian, murder, Gaza 

A Palestinian Christian activist who had received repeated death threats was found stabbed to death in a street in Gaza City early Sunday.

Rami Khader Ayyad, 32, was director of the Teacher's Bookshop, Gaza's only Christian bookstore, which is run by the Bible Society of Gaza Baptist church.

Health Ministry officials confirmed his death.
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Ayyad had been missing since Saturday evening. Over the years he had received repeated death threats from unidentified people displeased with his missionary work.

The Interior Ministry run by Gaza's Islamic militant Hamas rulers condemned the killing and said it launched an investigation.

"This grave crime will not pass without punishment," the ministry said in a statement.

About 3,200 Christians live in Gaza, most of them Greek Orthodox. Relations with Gaza's Muslims are generally good, and have not deteriorated since Hamas wrested control of the strip in mid-June.

But there have been occasional acts of violence, and in April, a bomb severely damaged the Palestinian Bible Society building in Gaza, which has been operating since 1999.
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  2.   re: "Relations are Generally Good" 11:29  |  K 07/10/07
  3.   Where are the Cristians 11:30  |  dovale 07/10/07
  4.   Another hate crime in Gaza 11:30  |  Slibovitz 07/10/07
  5.   You are right Efox 11:34  |  Ok 07/10/07
  6.   Muslim intolerance 11:36  |  Mark 07/10/07
  7.   To Efox 11:45  |  Christian 07/10/07
  8.   To Slibovitz 11:51  |  Gazan 07/10/07
  9.   Christian Palestinians 11:57  |  Pieere 07/10/07
  10.   Probably Israel`s new Fatah buddies, who learn 12:07  |  Andreas 07/10/07
  11.   Christians in Gaza 12:08  |  Palestinian Brit 07/10/07
  12.   Choosing your friends etc... 12:10  |  Palestinian Brit 07/10/07
  13.   #7Christian 12:11  |  Sarah 07/10/07
  14.   To Pieere 12:28  |  Palestinian 07/10/07
  15.   Andreas 13:02  |  Ehud 07/10/07
  16.   Palestinian Brit 13:04  |  Ehud 07/10/07
  17.   To Efox # 1 13:05  |  christa 07/10/07
  18.   Press Release 13:05  |  Palestinian Bible So 07/10/07
  19.   A love activist 13:06  |  Carolyn 07/10/07
  20.   No Business in Muslim Land - Christians and Jews Out 13:22  |  Robert 07/10/07
  21.   Palestinian # 14- They Are Scared But Not Of Israel 13:24  |  dyinglikeflies 07/10/07
  22.   to the palestinians 13:28  |  Nano 07/10/07
  23.   Hamas says: 13:48  |  Avi 07/10/07
  24.   Europe/USA should help Christians Out of Gaza 13:56  |  Malcomx 07/10/07
  25.   Wow-This is not a time to point the fiinger 13:59  |  Nephtaly 07/10/07
  26.   Christian Palestinian Arabs 14:02  |  Hilda 07/10/07
  27.   Palestinian Brit on crime 14:04  |  Avi 07/10/07
  28.   stabbing of christian in gaza 14:09  |  jHenosch 07/10/07
  29.   He was murdered by the most tolerant people on earth 14:21  |  wahnsinnig 07/10/07
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  33.   To #9 Pieere 14:41  |  Gershon Reed 07/10/07
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  36.   Today`s headlines - No 27 14:49  |  Palestinian Brit 07/10/07
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  38.   Activists 14:52  |  Palestinian Brit 07/10/07
  39.   #33 Gershon Palestine 14:53  |  Pieere 07/10/07
  40.   Palestinian Brit 14:57  |  rich 07/10/07
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  42.   Terminology 15:09  |  Gershon Reed 07/10/07
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  51.   Palestinian Brit # 37 15:57  |  ChanahS 07/10/07
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  54.   Christian # 7 16:03  |  ChanahS 07/10/07
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  58.   to Nano 16:23  |  dovale 07/10/07
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