Was Jesus Palestinian?

On December 7, 2024, the Vatican unveiled a nativity scene crafted by Palestinian woodworkers which featured the baby Jesus in a manger wrapped not in swaddling clothes, but in a keffiyeh. Suddenly, a nativity scene that normally brings quiet admiration or curiosity sparked outrage.

The picture made a statement—one that has been made ever since Hamas’ brutal assault on Southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Throughout the war, and especially at the approach of the Christmas season, the claim has been: “Jesus was Palestinian.”

Why has this claim caused such an uproar?

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