Most Christian Palestinians have already left. They were the more prosperous, and the ones with the best contacts outside the country. In Latin America they and Lebanese are owners of major businesses. In Barahona, where I go, there is a very nice, prosperous Syrian-Lebanese-Palestinians club on the main highway. Two of the biggest businesses are Shadday (electronics, hardware, printing) and Khouri (a huge cement block factory). Thery used to be known as "los Turcos" because, being from the Ottoman Empire, they carried Turkish Passports.