Terrorized by their Muslim neighbors, many Christians in Bethlehem and other traditionally Christian cities now under the yoke of the Palestinian Authority denounce the Israeli occupation as the cause of all their misfortunes. However, one phrase is often repeated among the Muslim population of the Middle East. “First comes Saturday, then comes Sunday”. Literally, “When we get rid of the Jews, we’ll go after the Christians.” “The Sunday People” tries to give a voice to Christians daring to revolt out loud against their status as “dhimmis” (second-class citizens in the land of Islam).
For nearly 20 years, Pierre Rehov and his teams have explored the Middle East with the aim of revealing facts from the field that most media refuse to broadcast. The result has been the regular production of factual documentaries (long or short) some of which have been hugely successful in most Western countries.