PA official: Jesus was a “Palestinian prophet”

Posted text: "The speech of Jenin [District] Governor Kamal Abu Al-Rub, during the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Latin Monastery in Jenin"

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Jenin District Governor Kamal Abu Al-Rub: "We Muslims always boast that Jesus… is the only Palestinian prophet who spread love and peace to the whole world."

[Jenin Governorate, Facebook page, Dec. 23, 2025]

Jesus was a Jew according to Christian tradition; the Palestinians have no history prior to the modern period