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Palestinian Baháʼís are Palestinian Arabs who practise theBaháʼí Faith. Palestinian Baháʼís constitute one of the earliest Baháʼí Faith practitioners because two of the holiest Baháʼí cities,Haifa andAcre, are located in places where Palestinians previously constituted a majority of the population prior to the1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight. The contemporary ban on seeking proselytizing to Israelis was originally conceived of as a ban on proselytizing to Palestinians.[1] During theMandatory Palestine period, Palestinians Baháʼís were one of eight categories as options on the censuses carried out by the former British protectorate.[2]
According toNaim Ateek, in the modern era, there are Palestinian Baháʼís who live alongside Palestinians of other religious persuasions.[3] Author Alan Bryson has reported the existence of Palestinian Baháʼís in theWest Bank.[4] On occasion, there are Palestinian Baháʼís who were raised in anotherAbrahamic religion, but thereafter converted to theBaháʼí Faith.[4]
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