Greek Orthodox Church decries attacks by Jewish settlers
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Greek Orthodox Church decries attacks by Jewish settlers
The Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine, Theophilos III, denounced on Thursday what he called "repeated" attacks on Christian and Muslim places of worship in the Palestinian territories by extremist Jewish settlers.
"The targeting of churches and mosques is caused by pervasive racism and hatred," he said in a statement.
Earlier Thursday, Jewish Settlers set fire to part of a religious school affiliated with Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox Church, Which they sprayed with anti-Christian graffiti. On Wednesday, settlers torched and sprayed graffiti on a West Bank mosque.
Theophilos III said Christians represented an "integral part" of the Holy Land, its history and its future, going on to assert that the Greek Orthodox Church was one of the world's most important churches.
"Criminals will not intimidate this church or its flock," he declared.
He called on government agencies to address repeated settler attacks on places of worship.
Earlier Thursday, The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called on both the Vatican and the international community to protect Islamic and Christian places of worship from what it described as "Jewish extremism."
"We strongly condemn these acts," the ministry said in a statement. "Yesterday a mosque near Bethlehem was torched and today a church in Jerusalem [was attacked]."
Extremist Jews, the ministry asserted, continued to attack Muslim and Christian places of worship while the Israeli government did nothing to stop them.
The ministry went on to blame the Israeli government for the trend, calling on the Vatican, the international community and the UN to help protect local religious sites.
On Wednesday, Jewish Settlers set fire to a mosque near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, Which Also they covered with anti-Arab and anti-Muslim graffiti.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/17216-greek-orthodox-church-decries-attacks-by-jewish-settlers
It's about time Western press started reporting the acts of the out-of-control Jewish settlers, the fact that they don't certainly implies pressure is being put upon them not to.
When the BBC journalist reported on the settlers sitting on a hilltop cheering as Palestinians in Gaza were being blown to bits, she was rapidly brought home and stopped from reporting. Thankfully there are still journalists from India etc out there willing to show what is happening. Only a racist would say that the Western press is the only source of news.
"The targeting of churches and mosques is caused by pervasive racism and hatred," he said in a statement.
Earlier Thursday, Jewish Settlers set fire to part of a religious school affiliated with Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox Church, Which they sprayed with anti-Christian graffiti. On Wednesday, settlers torched and sprayed graffiti on a West Bank mosque.
Theophilos III said Christians represented an "integral part" of the Holy Land, its history and its future, going on to assert that the Greek Orthodox Church was one of the world's most important churches.
"Criminals will not intimidate this church or its flock," he declared.
He called on government agencies to address repeated settler attacks on places of worship.
Earlier Thursday, The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called on both the Vatican and the international community to protect Islamic and Christian places of worship from what it described as "Jewish extremism."
"We strongly condemn these acts," the ministry said in a statement. "Yesterday a mosque near Bethlehem was torched and today a church in Jerusalem [was attacked]."
Extremist Jews, the ministry asserted, continued to attack Muslim and Christian places of worship while the Israeli government did nothing to stop them.
The ministry went on to blame the Israeli government for the trend, calling on the Vatican, the international community and the UN to help protect local religious sites.
On Wednesday, Jewish Settlers set fire to a mosque near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, Which Also they covered with anti-Arab and anti-Muslim graffiti.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/17216-greek-orthodox-church-decries-attacks-by-jewish-settlers
It's about time Western press started reporting the acts of the out-of-control Jewish settlers, the fact that they don't certainly implies pressure is being put upon them not to.
When the BBC journalist reported on the settlers sitting on a hilltop cheering as Palestinians in Gaza were being blown to bits, she was rapidly brought home and stopped from reporting. Thankfully there are still journalists from India etc out there willing to show what is happening. Only a racist would say that the Western press is the only source of news.
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