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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
  30.   can anyone tell me why this guy is called an "activist"? 14:24  |  matt 07/10/07
  31.   Anti - MOSLEM campaign 14:29  |  George 07/10/07
  32.   To #7 Christian 14:36  |  Gershon Reed 07/10/07
  33.   To #9 Pieere 14:41  |  Gershon Reed 07/10/07
  34.   Palestinian No 13 14:42  |  Palestinian Brit 07/10/07
  35.   Palestinian Christians increasing in Israel? 14:45  |  Palestinian Brit 07/10/07
  36.   Today`s headlines - No 27 14:49  |  Palestinian Brit 07/10/07
  37.   it`s Pitty and Shame 14:51  |  Christain Lebanese 07/10/07
  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
  41.   MUSLIMS CUT OFF THE HAND THAT FEEDS 15:08  |  Robert 07/10/07
  42.   Terminology 15:09  |  Gershon Reed 07/10/07
  43.   Patriotic 15:28  |  Palestinian Brit 07/10/07
  44.   #7 Christian 15:39  |  * BEN JABO 07/10/07
  45.   #10 Andreas 15:44  |  * BEN JABO 07/10/07
  46.   GERSHON #33, I doubt you read the dictionary 15:46  |  Palestinian Prince 07/10/07
  47.   #35 Palestinian Brit 15:48  |  * BEN JABO 07/10/07
  48.   CHRISTIAN LEBANESE, worry about your country 15:48  |  Elias Khoury 07/10/07
  49.   Palestinian Brit 15:52  |  * BEN JABO 07/10/07
  50.   to Robert 15:57  |  little owl 07/10/07
  51.   Palestinian Brit # 37 15:57  |  ChanahS 07/10/07
  52.   Moslem intolerance 16:01  |  Palestinian Brit 07/10/07
  53.   Palestinian Brit # 12 - clutching at straws again 16:02  |  ChanahS 07/10/07
  54.   Christian # 7 16:03  |  ChanahS 07/10/07
  55.   Who is Hamas going to Arrest 16:08  |  Kipperraes 07/10/07
  56.   to Nano 16:15  |  dovale 07/10/07
  57.   peaceful vs non-peaceful 16:16  |  jack 07/10/07
  58.   to Nano 16:23  |  dovale 07/10/07
  59.   Hilda 16:32  |  kay 07/10/07
  60.   Missionaries 16:41  |  Ethan 07/10/07
  61.   THE MOSSAD DID IT.FACT.PROOF- WHO GAINS MOST? ISRAEL 16:53  |  clicktool 07/10/07
  62.   to Christa and Christian 16:55  |  Albert 07/10/07
  63.   how much muslims were killed by jews? 16:56  |  ivan 07/10/07
  64.   dovale 3 17:30  |  realism 07/10/07
  65.   slibovitz 4 17:33  |  realism 07/10/07
  66.   Gee, where`s the int`l Muslim outcry? 17:44  |  david Teich 07/10/07
  67.   this is relatively good only to pal sympathizers and haaretz 17:50  |  ralph 07/10/07
  68.   I met Rami once 18:03  |  Jason 07/10/07
  69.   # 66 Have you seen Rami on the talkbacks? 18:08  |  Lynn 07/10/07
  70.   Rami, Rest in the arms of Jesus 18:11  |  Gina 07/10/07
  71.   Elias Khoury 18:23  |  Gina 07/10/07
  72.   REALISM.Is"repeated death threats"too hard for you to understand? 18:24  |  PETER SM 07/10/07
  73.   FOR people who danced in the streets and handed out candy at 9/11 18:28  |  PETER SM 07/10/07
  74.   Elias Khoury # 48 18:31  |  ChanahS 07/10/07
  75.   Jason 18:33  |  Gina 07/10/07
  76.   Why are you surprised? 18:43  |  Hindu 07/10/07
  77.   The Sad Fate of Christians Under Islamist Rule 18:46  |  Jane 07/10/07
  78.   Its very sad . I feel sorry for him and his family 18:54  |  Tamir Palestine 07/10/07
  79.   Christians wake up 18:54  |  Nicolas 07/10/07
  80.   Chanah #74, i`d like to see an investigation carried out of cours 18:55  |  Elias Khoury 07/10/07
  81.   becoming totally absurd 18:58  |  khairi janbek 07/10/07
  82.   Christian Lebanese, how many christian Leb get killed? 19:00  |  Tamir Palestine 07/10/07
  83.   # 3 Dovale at Eilat 19:14  |  Frank 07/10/07
  84.   To Khairi Janbek - yes but.... 19:16  |  Slibovitz 07/10/07
  85.   Zionists: Stop talking on behalf of palestinian christians 19:16  |  George Khadra 07/10/07
  86.   #69 - Lynn seeking Rami 19:19  |  Slibovitz 07/10/07
  87.   Funny how Muslims live in peace with christians but not jews 19:19  |  Kevin 07/10/07
  88.   Pal Christians have been mistreated for long 19:40  |  KUTW 07/10/07
  89.   death to all dhimmis 19:41  |  noah 07/10/07
  90.   To Realism and Gazan - Now Christians are your human shields? 19:44  |  Slibovitz 07/10/07
  91.   Christ`s death on the cross in Jerusalem 19:56  |  PalestinianChristian 07/10/07
  92.   The nature of the enemy 20:17  |  Brod 07/10/07
  93.   off topic 20:22  |  zey 07/10/07
  94.   Let,s see Hamas show Israel how to conduct a real investigation. 20:39  |  Labhras 07/10/07
  95.   82.Tamir Palestine: how many christian Leb get killed 20:44  |  KUTW 07/10/07
  96.   to Slibovitz 20:49  |  khairi janbek 07/10/07
  97.   My condolences (2nd try) 21:29  |  KUTW 07/10/07
  98.   #85, George Khadra 21:59  |  Hannah 07/10/07
  99.   To Hilda # 26 22:16  |  christa 07/10/07
  100.   palestinian brit 22:17  |  ConnieM. 07/10/07
  101.   81-Khairi janbek 22:18  |  Mary 07/10/07
  102.   Where are the Christians? 22:20  |  Connie M. 07/10/07
  103.   To Albert # 62 22:20  |  christa 07/10/07
  104.   To George Khadra # 85 22:26  |  christa 07/10/07
  105.   WOW! Hannah #98 22:26  |  NotADhimmiYet 07/10/07
  106.   Labhras94-"Israel should be more like Hamas" HA!HA!HAHAHAHAHAHA! 22:30  |  Tom Bell 07/10/07
  107.   To Slibovitz # 84 22:32  |  christa 07/10/07
  108.   khairi janbek # 81 22:34  |  ChanahS 07/10/07
  109.   #62 Clickfool is right again. Here`s why 22:35  |  nobodysacred 07/10/07
  110.   #85 George Khadra: YOU ARE RIGHT 22:40  |  nobodysacred 07/10/07
  111.   peter sm 72 22:42  |  realism 07/10/07
  112.   slibovitz 22:44  |  realism 07/10/07
  113.   Typical of Moslem intolerance and reason against "Palestine" 22:48  |  Marc Hamil 07/10/07
  114.   FATWAS and death are not new for percieved insults to Islam 23:16  |  PETER SM 07/10/07
  115.   Acceptance.... 23:21  |  Tess 07/10/07
  116.   To Palestinian Brit 23:35  |  Avi 07/10/07
  117.   Rami is in Heaven 23:41  |  Jesus servant 07/10/07
  118.   Israel would be remiss to do otherwise. 23:46  |  Natallie Durson 07/10/07
  119.   Rami is in Heaven 23:49  |  Jesus servant 07/10/07
  120.   BEIT JALIA #85 00:11  |  TOBIA 08/10/07
  121.   KUTW who knows nothing 00:16  |  Tamir Palestine 08/10/07
  122.   to those who today love Christians: What the Talmud say on Jesus? 00:34  |  nobodysacred 08/10/07
  123.   Rest in peace, Rami, blessed Christian martyr 00:40  |  hala 08/10/07
  124.   It is known that there are two extremist groups in Gaza,the Army 01:26  |  lakshmi 08/10/07
  125.   Greek Orthodox 02:17  |  Enoch 08/10/07
  126.   Palestinian Brit 02:37  |  * BEN JABO 08/10/07
  127.   # 86 Slibovitz....thank you 02:38  |  Lynn 08/10/07
  128.   #85 George Khadra 02:44  |  * BEN JABO 08/10/07
  129.   #124 lakshmi 02:47  |  * BEN JABO 08/10/07
  130.   Where`s Jimmy Carter? 04:26  |  A Jew 08/10/07
  131.   re: Christian 04:33  |  Efox 08/10/07
  132.   re: christa 04:36  |  Efox 08/10/07
  133.   STOP THE LIES! Muslims AND Christians Have Been Attacked. 04:43  |  Proud Pal Defender 08/10/07
  134.   Robert remember history 04:49  |  Truths 08/10/07
  135.   Enoch -- He wasn`t Greek Orthodox 04:57  |  Gina 08/10/07
  136.   Proud Pal -- Who stated otherwise 05:03  |  Gina 08/10/07
  137.   Ben Jabo... 05:04  |  Silvienne 08/10/07
  138.   lakshmi 05:06  |  Gina 08/10/07
  139.   #129, Ben Jabo...!!!! 05:12  |  Silvienne 08/10/07
  140.   #132, Efox the Prophet... 05:14  |  Silvienne 08/10/07
  141.   Silvienne 05:17  |  Gina 08/10/07
  142.   Please stop using this as a political token 05:22  |  Omar 08/10/07
  143.   Omar -- Why not? 06:13  |  Gina 08/10/07
  144.   #102 Connie M 06:46  |  Billy Joe 08/10/07
  145.   #17, christa 06:54  |  Johnson 08/10/07
  146.   #124 lakshmi ADMITS beloved HAMAS terrorists are worse than RATS 06:55  |  CK Tan 08/10/07
  147.   121.Tamir Palestine who knows nothing 07:59  |  KUTW 08/10/07
  148.   REALISM .Why make death threats? for fun? 08:36  |  PETER SM 08/10/07
  149.   To Palestinian Brit # 35 - Christians 08:40  |  Dagma 08/10/07
  150.   Efox # 132 08:42  |  christa 08/10/07
  151.   To Palestinian Brit # 35 - Christians 08:43  |  Dagma 08/10/07
  152.   Hamas,will you give justice.... 09:41  |  Ismail Yusuf 08/10/07
  153.   #136 Gina -- LIES! Evangelicals Defend Israelis NOT Christians! 10:44  |  Proud Pal Defender 08/10/07
  154.   #136 Gina -- LIES! Evangelicals Defend Israelis NOT Christians! 10:47  |  Proud Pal Defender 08/10/07
  155.   Hamas "justice" 15:13  |  Polybios 08/10/07
  156.   # 53 Chanah 15:40  |  Observer 08/10/07
  157.   Clickfool# 61 15:45  |  Observer 08/10/07
  158.   Albert # 62 15:49  |  Observer 08/10/07
  159.   Re:Christian Palestinians part 1 16:43  |  Nathan 08/10/07
  160.   Re:Christian Palestinians part 2 16:46  |  Nathan 08/10/07
  161.   Proud Pal -- LIES 17:02  |  Gina 08/10/07
  162.   THE RELIGION OF PEACE STRIKES AGAIN 17:39  |  zionist forever 08/10/07
  163.   #137 Silvienne 18:29  |  * BEN JABO 08/10/07
  164.   #137-2 Silvienne 18:34  |  * BEN JABO 08/10/07
  165.   #130 A Jew - Jimmy Carter 18:38  |  * BEN JABO 08/10/07
  166.   peter sm 148 18:46  |  realism 08/10/07
  167.   Jesus is the Answere 19:30  |  Christian 08/10/07
  168.   Silvienne - Out of the goodness of my heart 00:01  |  * BEN JABO 09/10/07
  169.   #113 Marc Hamil, Moslem and Palestinian intolerace 00:20  |  hala 09/10/07
  170.   #141, Gina... 02:38  |  Silvienne 09/10/07
  171.   #164, Ben Jabo... 02:41  |  Silvienne 09/10/07
  172.   Ben Jabo....Carter... 02:43  |  Silvienne 09/10/07
  173.   Silvienne runs away again, no suprise 15:50  |  David Teich 09/10/07
  174.   #167 Christian - You really ought 17:03  |  * BEN JABO 09/10/07
  175.   #171 Silvienne 17:14  |  * BEN JABO 09/10/07
  176.   #172 Silvienne 17:16  |  * BEN JABO 09/10/07
  177.   #123, hala... 04:29  |  Silvienne 10/10/07
  178.   #157, Observer...to Clickfool 04:32  |  Silvienne 10/10/07
  179.   #168, Ben Jabo... 04:41  |  Silvienne 10/10/07
  180.   #176, Ben Jabo...I don`t remember you telling me 04:44  |  Silvienne 10/10/07
  181.   #174, Ben Jabo to Christian... 04:47  |  Silvienne 10/10/07
  182.   #175, Ben Jabo... 04:49  |  Silvienne 10/10/07
  183.   #179 Silvienne - Tourist 19:34  |  * BEN JABO 10/10/07
  184.   #180 Silvienne - The two "P`s" 19:36  |  * BEN JABO 10/10/07
  185.   #181 Silvienne 19:38  |  * BEN JABO 10/10/07
  186.   #182 Silvienne 19:42  |  * BEN JABO 10/10/07
  187.   #183, Ben Jabo, thanks for the tourist website! 22:54  |  Silvienne 10/10/07
  188.   #185, Ben Jabo...the Christian activist 23:14  |  Silvienne 10/10/07
  189.   #186, Ben Jabo... 23:19  |  Silvienne 10/10/07
  190.   #186, Ben Jabo... 05:47  |  Silvienne 11/10/07
  191.   #187 Silviienne 18:24  |  *BEN JABO 11/10/07
  192.   #188 Silvienne 18:27  |  * BEN JABO 11/10/07
  193.   #189 Silvienne 18:29  |  * BEN JABO 11/10/07
  194.   #186-2 Silvienne 18:31  |  * BEN JABO 11/10/07
  195.   Silvienne - Just one more thing 01:46  |  * BEN JABO 12/10/07
  196.   #191, Ben Jabo... 02:24  |  Silvienne 12/10/07
  197.   #192, Ben Jabo...this is a step backward... 02:28  |  Silvienne 12/10/07
  198.   Ben Jabo and the half-empty/full glass... 02:36  |  Silvienne 12/10/07
  199.   Ben Jabo (2) 02:42  |  Silvienne 12/10/07
  200.   Silvienne - Food 07:26  |  * BEN JABO 12/10/07
  201.   #192 Silvienne 07:33  |  * BEN JABO 12/10/07
  202.   Silvienne - Sharing 07:36  |  * BEN JABO 12/10/07
  203.   Ben Jabo & the IDF Food 17:11  |  Silvienne 12/10/07
  204.   Ben Jabo and all there is to say on it... 17:17  |  Silvienne 12/10/07
  205.   #202, Ben Jabo... 17:30  |  Silvienne 12/10/07
  206.   Silvienne - food 23:42  |  * BEN JABO 12/10/07
  207.   #205 Silvienne - You won`t be asked 23:53  |  * BEN JABO 12/10/07
  208.   #204 Silvienne - Stop worring about what Israel 23:54  |  * BEN JABO 12/10/07
  209.   #207, Ben Jabo... 04:23  |  Silvienne 13/10/07
  210.   Ben Jabo...I have to ask....although its the 04:28  |  Silvienne 13/10/07
  211.   #209 Silvienne 07:06  |  * BEN JABO 13/10/07
  212.   Silvienne - 30-30-30 07:09  |  * BEN JABO 13/10/07
  213.   #211, Ben Jabo....Aha!! 08:53  |  Silvienne 13/10/07
  214.   Ben Jabo, Last Word Silvienne... 08:56  |  Silvienne 13/10/07
  215.   214: We can only hope, Silvienne 13:55  |  David teich 15/10/07
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