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Religion in the State of Palestine
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This article outlines religions in the state of Palestine. History Approximately 93% of Palestinian residents of the territories are Sunni Muslims. Palestinian Christians represent a significant minority of 6%, mostly of the Greek Orthodox Church, but also to the Roman Catholic Church, the Greek Catholic Church, various Protestant churches, Syriac Orthodox Church, Armenian Orthodox Church, the Coptic Church, Maronite Church and Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Christians live primarily in Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Bethlehem, smaller communities exist elsewhere, including Gaza City. According to municipal officials in Bethlehem, since 2002 approximately 2,800 Christians from the Bethlehem area have left the West Bank for other countries. According to Christian leaders, most left for economic and security reasons. Low birth rates among Palestinian Christians and the effect of the separation barrier also contribute to their shrinking numbers. There is also a community of approximately 400 Samaritans located on Mount Gerazim near Nablus in the West Bank. Adherents of several denominations of evangelical Christians, as well as members of the Jehovah's Witnesses, reside in the West Bank. Foreign missionaries operate in the Occupied Territories, including a small number of evangelical Christian pastors who reportedly sought to convert Muslims to Christianity. List The following religions that have existed or are practised in the Palestine region or the State of Palestine respectively: *Islam **Metawalism **non-denominational Muslims *Christianity *Judaism **Samaritanism * *Druze See Also
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