Prince Charles says he fears for Christians in Middle East

[hrmjustin]

JILL LAWLESS

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Prince Charles says he fears there will be "very, very few" Christians left in the Middle East after the turmoil wracking the region.

The heir to the British throne, who is on a trip to the region, told the BBC that the plight of Christians persecuted by Islamic extremists was "a most agonizing situation," though it was important to remember they were just one persecuted minority among many around the world.

"But at the same time I fear that the problems in the Middle East are not going to go away immediately," the prince said in a pre-recorded interview with "The Sunday Hour" radio program. "And so there is a danger that there is going to be very, very few left."

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ecf3ecf48ae84ff084b6c289c447ddb3/prince-charles-says-he-fears-christians-middle-east

[okasha]

1. Apparently many Arab Christians

have already emigrated while they could, especially Palestinians and Lebanese Maronites. Between the Israelis-who targeted them as Palestinians-- on one hand and the Muslim terrorists--who target them because they're Christians-- on the other, there's very little safe space for them. The same is true of Yazidis, Mandaeans and other nonconformist faiths, though they have "only" ISIS and Al Qaeda to worry about.