Advent season is upon us and Christmas is right around the corner, which, honestly, blows my mind because I could have sworn I just took down the tree from last Christmas like two days ago, which means there are going to be a ton of posts floating around the internet making all sorts of absurd claims about Jesus. One of the big ones you’re going to encounter during the holidays from the radical left is that Jesus was Palestinian.
It’s a claim being used to justify all kinds of hatred and antisemitic behavior from folks in modern culture, which has become horrifyingly popular. Sure, you can disagree with their belief system and Israel’s political policies. That’s fine. But when you hate a person based on their ethnicity, well, now we’ve crossed into actual, legitimate Nazi territory. We don’t want to go there. Especially because doing so is a violation of the Fifth Commandment (or the Sixth Commandment if you’re Protestant) as hatred is a form of murder according to the God of all creation.
Check out more from Prophecy News Watch:
Recently, a viral TikTok video implored viewers to “Make Christmas Palestinian.” The creator urged followers to adorn their trees with Palestinian decorations, teach their families that “Jesus was a Palestinian,” and financially support Palestinian businesses. The rhetoric, steeped in anachronism, is not new. It mirrors claims made by prominent figures, such as Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who, in 2022, asserted that Jesus was born in “modern-day Palestine” and lived as a refugee under oppressive conditions akin to those faced by Palestinians today. These assertions, while perhaps politically expedient, are fundamentally misleading. Jesus, a first-century Jew born in Bethlehem–a Judean town under Roman rule–lived in a context vastly different from modern political boundaries or identities. The term “Palestine” itself was not widely used until the second century AD, when the Roman Emperor Hadrian renamed the region in a deliberate effort to erase Jewish ties to the land following the Bar Kokhba revolt. To retroactively assign Jesus a Palestinian identity is to ignore the historical and cultural realities of his life.
The use of this narrative often coincides with broader efforts to delegitimize Israel and its historical connection to the Jewish people. Rep. Ilhan Omar, for example, has echoed similar rhetoric, quoting references to Jesus as a “Palestinian prophet,” a characterization incompatible with both Christian theology and historical record. And where did she get such quotes from? Figures like Senator Raphael Warnock who as the former senior pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church perpetuated this misrepresentation, labeling Jesus as a “Palestinian prophet” during sermons.
“The claim that Christmas is a “Palestinian story” also fails to acknowledge the harsh realities faced by Christians in Palestinian territories today. Bethlehem, the city traditionally recognized as Jesus’ birthplace, has seen its Christian population dwindle from approximately 86% in the mid-20th century to less than 8% today,” the report continued.
The decline that’s happening is not due to the policies put in place by Israel, but because of persecution being carried out by the Palestinian Authority who governs the area. There have been public Christmas celebrations canceled in order to reportedly stand together with Hamas, which is a radical Islamic terrorist group that hates Christianity in all its forms and has killed and tortured the people of God in the name of Allah and the prophet Muhammad.
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How do leftists square this up with the false narrative that there’s some sort of Palestinian-Christian harmony going on in so-called “Palestine?”
The PNW article goes on to say, “For Christians, the implications of this revisionism are deeply troubling. It seeks to sever Jesus from his Jewish roots and redefine him in terms that serve contemporary political agendas. This not only distorts history but also risks eroding the theological foundation of Christian faith. Jesus’ Jewish identity is not a peripheral detail; it is central to understanding his mission, his teachings, and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.”
The whole point of the incarnation of Jesus Christ is to showcase the love of God and His mercy toward sinners. He came to free people from their sins. This is not a political allegory. It happened and it was real. Jesus was a Jewish Messiah, regardless of whether or not they believe that to be true. Left-wingers are doing their best to spin the truth of this story to fit their own agenda and narrative. We must not allow that to happen.
“As Christians celebrate this holy season, it is imperative to approach such claims with discernment and a commitment to truth. While the call to support those in need is undeniably part of the Christian ethos, it should not come at the expense of historical integrity or theological fidelity. The birth of Christ is not a story to be co-opted for political gain but a profound moment to be cherished in its authenticity,” the article finished.