On Christmas we must recognize that Christians are being decimated in the Middle East and Africa. However, the one bright light for Christians in the region is Israel: the only country in the region were Christians have full civil rights. The only country in the region that has a growing Christian population.

From #Jerusalem to #Nazareth and everywhere in between we wish all Christians in Israel & around the world a #MerryChristmas and a Happy New Year! P.S Something you probably haven't seen before? Santa on a camel 🐫!#ChristmasEve pic.twitter.com/0aTchFi62b — Israel ישראל (@Israel) December 24, 2019

Israel’s Christian population grows to 177,000 citizens Over three-quarters (77.5%) of Christians living in Israel are Arabs, the CBS said, representing 7.2% of all Israeli-Arab citizens. By Jerusalem Post, December 23, 2019: The Christian population of Israel currently stands at approximately 177,000 citizens, or 2% of the overall population, according to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) ahead of Christmas. Last year, the population grew by 1.5%, compared to 2.2% in 2017. Over three-quarters (77.5%) of Christians living in Israel are Arabs, the CBS said, representing 7.2% of all Israeli-Arab citizens. The majority of non-Arab Christians living in Israel are citizens who immigrated to Israel since 1990, together with Jewish family members under the Law of Return. Some 70.6% of Arab-Christians live in northern Israel today, while 13.3% reside in the coastal city of Haifa and 9.5% live in Jerusalem. The nation’s most populous Christian cities are Nazareth (21,900 inhabitants), Haifa (16,100), Jerusalem (12,700) and the Galilee city of Shfaram (10,300). A total of 855 Christian couples married in Israel in 2017, according to the report. The average age of marriage for Christian men was 30.1 years old, approximately one-and-a-half years older than Druze men, two-and-a-half years older than Jewish men and three-and-a-half years older than Muslim men.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

Merry Christmas to all our Christian friends in Israel and around the world! pic.twitter.com/JjXhFQvZIQ — PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) December 24, 2019

Christians will always be safe and protected in Israel.

Hundreds of Christian soldiers serving in the IDF are celebrating Christmas today. We wish them, and all those celebrating around the world, a very #MerryChristmas! 🎄 pic.twitter.com/x4ARrkHldM — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 25, 2019

Israel is prepared to welcome around 165,000 visitors to the Holy Land during Christmas. 🇮🇱🎅🎄 #MerryChristmas By @CBNNews pic.twitter.com/UMCySBcKh9 — Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) December 25, 2019

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