"It's Not Easy to be Christian in the Middle East"

See an interview between Newsmax and Mordechay Lewy, Israel's Ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican). Read it here. Here are two key paragraphs:

If someone wants to be pro-Palestinian, he can find many reasons. When they look at our area they ask: Do we have Christian brothers there? It’s natural that Christians will have solidarity with their brothers in the Middle East. It’s not easy to be Christian in the Middle East. I am not saying Christians don’t have problems in Israel, but they should pray to God to thank Him they are under Israeli and not Muslim rule.
I can understand Catholics’ special affection for each other, but they should not seek to improve the personal security of their brothers in need by being anti-Israeli. This is not a life insurance policy. It is a notion which experience shows has failed. You’re not buying anything with it. The Muslims deeply resent Christians, so they are not impressed by such Christian anti-Israeli statements. That’s the experience in the Middle East.

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UPDATE:

Hamas reinstitutes crucifixion of Christians as "enemies of Islam."

Read it here. I haven't heard much about this in the media.