Palestinians Decry Church Patriarch's Role In Land Deal
19/09/2017 , by Jonathan Cook :
The Greek Orthodox Church has been plunged into a renewed crisis in the Holy Land as its leaders are accused of selling off land to extremist Jewish settlers in prime locations in Jerusalem's Old City.
Hundreds of Palestinians rallied in the city this month to call for the removal of Patriarch Theophilos iii , claiming that he had colluded with a settler organisation. [ . . . ]
The issue of land sales is especially contentious in East Jerusalem because the city is supposed to become the capital of a future Palestinian state. [ . . . ]
"This land does not belong to him (Theophilos) - it belongs to our community. It is our future and our children's future" , Adi Bajali (a member of the Orthodox Central Council) told Al Jazeera.
"Israel has a declared intention to make all of the land here Jewish. Our mother Church should not be assisting them by stripping us of our birthright".
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The Greek Orthodox Church has been plunged into a renewed crisis in the Holy Land as its leaders are accused of selling off land to extremist Jewish settlers in prime locations in Jerusalem's Old City.
Hundreds of Palestinians rallied in the city this month to call for the removal of Patriarch Theophilos iii , claiming that he had colluded with a settler organisation. [ . . . ]
The issue of land sales is especially contentious in East Jerusalem because the city is supposed to become the capital of a future Palestinian state. [ . . . ]
"This land does not belong to him (Theophilos) - it belongs to our community. It is our future and our children's future" , Adi Bajali (a member of the Orthodox Central Council) told Al Jazeera.
"Israel has a declared intention to make all of the land here Jewish. Our mother Church should not be assisting them by stripping us of our birthright".
Για περισσοτερα δειτε στο www.aljazeera με τον αγγλικο τιτλο της αναρτησης μας.
