Some of the most influential Arab nationalists were Arab Christians, like Syrian intellectual Constantin Zureiq and influential ba'athism proponent Michel Aflaq.
Several Arab Palestinian Christians edited the leading newspapers in Mandatory Palestine including Falastin, edited by cousins Issa El-Issa and Yousef El-Issa, and Al-Karmil, which was edited by Najib Nassar.
Khalil al-Sakakini, a prominent Jerusalemite, was also an Arab Orthodox, as was George Antonius, author of The Arab Awakening.

Antoun Saadeh was a Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christian and the founder behind the secular Syrian Social Nationalist Party which advocates the establishment of a Syrian nation state spanning the Fertile Crescent, based on geographical boundaries and the common history people within the boundaries share.

Mikhail Mishaqa whom converted from Greek Catholic Church to Protestantism, was born in Rashmayyā, Lebanon, and is reputed to be the first historian of modern Ottoman Syria.
Other academics include the essayist and scholar, Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Butrus al-Bustani; considered to be the first Syrian nationalist.

During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, a number of Palestinian Arab Greek Orthodox communities were ethnically cleansed and driven out of their towns, including al-Bassa, Ramla, Lod, Safed, Kafr Bir'im, Iqrit, Tarbikha, Eilabun and the ctiy of Haifa.
In addition around 20,000 Christians fled Haifa, 20,000 fled West Jerusalem, 700 fled Acre and 10,000 fled Jaffa.
However prominent members remained such as Tawfik Toubi, Emile Touma and Emile Habibi and they went on to be leaders of the Palestinian Communist party in Israel.
George Habash, founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine was Palestinian Arab Christian.
Many Palestinian Christians were also active in the formation and governing of the Palestinian National Authority since 1994.
Another Palestinian Christian, Wadie Haddad was a Palestinian leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine's armed wing.

Jules Jammal, a Syrian military officer, who blew himself up while ramming a French ship during the Suez Crisis in Egypt, was also an Arab Christian.
 
With the events of the Arab Spring, the Syrian Arab Christian community was heavily hit in line with other Christian communities of Syria, being victimized by the war and specifically targeted as a minority by Jihadist forces.
Many Christians, including Arab Christians, were displaced or fled Syria over the course of the Syrian Civil War, however some stayed on and continue to fight with the Syrian Armed Forces and the allied Syrian Social Nationalist Party against insurgents.
Some of the most influential Arab nationalists were Arab Christians, like Syrian intellectual Constantin Zureiq and influential ba'athism proponent Michel Aflaq. Several Arab Palestinian Christians edited the leading newspapers in Mandatory Palestine including Falastin, edited by cousins Issa El-Issa and Yousef El-Issa, and Al-Karmil, which was edited by Najib Nassar. Khalil al-Sakakini, a prominent Jerusalemite, was also an Arab Orthodox, as was George Antonius, author of The Arab Awakening.
Antoun Saadeh was a Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christian and the founder behind the secular Syrian Social Nationalist Party which advocates the establishment of a Syrian nation state spanning the Fertile Crescent, based on geographical boundaries and the common history people within the boundaries share. 
Mikhail Mishaqa whom converted from Greek Catholic Church to Protestantism, was born in Rashmayyā, Lebanon, and is reputed to be the first historian of modern Ottoman Syria. Other academics include the essayist and scholar, Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Butrus al-Bustani; considered to be the first Syrian nationalist.
During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, a number of Palestinian Arab Greek Orthodox communities were ethnically cleansed and driven out of their towns, including al-Bassa, Ramla, Lod, Safed, Kafr Bir'im, Iqrit, Tarbikha, Eilabun and the ctiy of Haifa. In addition around 20,000 Christians fled Haifa, 20,000 fled West Jerusalem, 700 fled Acre and 10,000 fled Jaffa. However prominent members remained such as Tawfik Toubi, Emile Touma and Emile Habibi and they went on to be leaders of the Palestinian Communist party in Israel. George Habash, founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine was Palestinian Arab Christian. Many Palestinian Christians were also active in the formation and governing of the Palestinian National Authority since 1994. Another Palestinian Christian, Wadie Haddad was a Palestinian leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine's armed wing.
Jules Jammal, a Syrian military officer, who blew himself up while ramming a French ship during the Suez Crisis in Egypt, was also an Arab Christian.  
With the events of the Arab Spring, the Syrian Arab Christian community was heavily hit in line with other Christian communities of Syria, being victimized by the war and specifically targeted as a minority by Jihadist forces. Many Christians, including Arab Christians, were displaced or fled Syria over the course of the Syrian Civil War, however some stayed on and continue to fight with the Syrian Armed Forces and the allied Syrian Social Nationalist Party against insurgents.
Arab Christians