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Most Palestinian Christians see themselves as [[Arab Christians]], although some, in a similar way to the [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[Maronites]], reject this label and claim to be descended from people who were present before the coming of the [[Arab]]s. The region called Palestine or Israel is considered the [[Holy Land]] by Christians, and major Christian holy cities like [[Bethlehem]] and [[Nazareth]] are located in Palestine and Israel respectively.
Prior to the establishment of the state of [[Israel]], approximately 10% of Palestine's population was [[Christianity|Christian]]. This is reflected in the large number of prominent [[Palestinian]]s that are Christian, including [[Hanan Ashrawi]], [[Emile Habibi]], [[Edward Said]], [[Anis
Some explain the difference between Christians' and Muslims' rate of emigration not by personal preference but by the idea that Christian emigrants are usually more successful in being accepted in historically Christian Western countries than Muslim ones.
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