ΝΑ ΠΟΙΟΣ ΠΟΥΛΑΕΙ. Εξασφαλίσαμε και το αντίγραφο του συμβολαίου παραχώρησης εκκλησιαστικής γης (Ταλπιότ) σε εβραϊκή εταιρεία για 99 χρόνια από τον Θεόφιλο. Δείτε τις αντιδράσεις του ποιμνίου (Α' μέρος)
Ακολουθεί μετάφραση στα αγγλικά του παραπάνω άρθρου - Τhe translation of the above article follows:
SYNDAY 20
SEPTEMBER OF 2009 NEWSPAPER "TO PARON TIS KYRIAKIS"
THEOFILOS WHO
IS SUPPOSED TO BE PATRIARCH IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE LANDS
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He
sold the lands of the Patriarchate to Israelis!
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He rented the lands to Jewish company
for... 99 years - Let's see what else will follow.
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Those who selected Theofilos as
Patriarch of Jerusalem under the pretext of protection of the Patriarch
property and not keeping on selling at in Israel, expanding in that way their
lands, they were proven to be out of reality.
In 2007, the
decision of the Jordan Council of Ministers to remove the recognition of
Theofilos because of the incident that he didn't fulfill the commitments which
he had taken on towards Jordan Government after his election as Patriarch of
Jerusalem, even the rumors about his involvement in a series of transactions
with real estates of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, forced the King's cousin,
Prince Gazi, who is a main factor in determining religious and church matters
of Jordan, to demand and, at the same time, to give the Patriarch a notice not to
give even a piece of land from the available property of Patriarchate, especially
in the Old Town.
He had
characteristically underlined that "it is a political issue and due to the
fact that we are responsible for the interests of Arab Orthodox Christians, we
want to protect their rights".
Athens, which
played a significant role in the defusing of a crisis (the Minister of Foreign
Affairs Mrs. Dora Bakogianni had meetings with the counterparts of Jordan and
Palestinian Authority in Brussels, while General Secretary of Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Charis Rokanas had consultations with Israeli side), managed to
form the conditions for the recovery of Theofilos in the Patriarchate throne.
Although the
recent revelation from television net Al Jazeera that Theofilos agreed with a
Jewish construction company, which wants to exploit commercially just about 99
years three pieces of land of Patriarchate (43.17 and 11 acres respectively) in
south Jerusalem, caused rage in the Arab public opinion and severe distress in
the royal palace in Amman.
According to what
is mentioned in the contract, which referred to the contract (a copy of which is
in the possession of the newspaper "Paron"), the properties of the
Patriarchate are not characterized for construction and the constructor
undertakes the obligation to work with all of his strength (!) so as the
Regulation of city plan about the lands changes (article 3.2 of the contract),
whereas Patriarchate is obliged to participate and sign all the necessary
documents about the change of land use (article 3.3).
The
constructor is obliged to present the construction projects to the urban
planning of Jerusalem within 12 months from the date of signature of this
agreement, while he has the right to delay the agreed date for 6 months (18
months as a whole). The completion of the project should be up to no later than
31/12/2014 (article 5.1).
Patriarchate,
for its part, is binding to rent the lands to the building contractor for 99
years (article 5.2). As quid pro quo system, it will take 100 residences (article
6.1) concentrated as possible (article 8.2).
In the case
of building permit for hotel (as it is referred in paragraph, the building
contractor has not obligation to draft or build hotel), the Patriarchate will
take 20% of the net profit (article 6.3).
It is worth
underlying that the ratification of the agreement from the contracting parties
was realized in 28 April of 2009, at the time that almost two months before that
(in the beginning of March) the Israeli Ministry of Housing had announced a
broad settlement in West Bank, with the aim of doubling the settlers in the
region despite the severe reaction of the United States.
The project
involves the construction of 73,000 residents in order to accommodate
approximately 280,000 people.
When Theofilos
transferred the lands of Patriarchate property, wasn't he aware of it? Or isn’t
he aware of the fact that the fast expansion of Jewish constructions inside and
around East Jerusalem, together with the use of "Hedge segregation",
the wall which isolates East Jerusalem from West Bank, cancels with the most
effective way the target of the Palestinian state creation?
It was
obvious, when recently (7 September) the Netanyahu Government gave the green
light for the construction of 366 new houses in Jewish settlements in possessed
West Bank (although something like that has been declared against the law by
the international community), with the aim of approving as soon as possible new
licenses increasing the whole number of residences which are going to be
constructed in the above Jewish settlements in 450 in total, that Arabs in
order to publish the agreement of the greatest land owner in Jerusalem, the
Patriarchate, with technical company of Jewish interests.
The immediate
and hasty transition of surprised Theofilos for meetings in private with
officials of the Kingdom of Jordan was justified by those who live nearby in
Jerusalem as necessary initiative in order not to swerve the situation against
him. And how won’t it swerve, as we were reminded of the fact that the change
of attitude of Jordan Government in June of 2007 was also provoked by two
letters which Theofilos had sent to the Jordan Prime Minister Marouf aI-Bakhit,
with which he ensured his binding in the law of 1958, which prohibits the sale
of property of Patriarchate, mainly the lands that belong to it?
In this
surrounding, it is more than obvious that the leakage of the contract
undermines and trivializes the prestige of Jerusalem Patriarchate for reasons
which are irrelevant to its existence and emission.
In the
difficult international environment, the representative of the Brotherhood of
Holy Sepulchre, Theofilos, instead of acting in a pacifying and impartial way
in the tough disagreements of the area, he became the instrument of the
overthrow of status quo stability.
Did, really,
Theofilos understand that the specific revelation had a fundamental political
infrastructure because it concerns the safeguarding of benefits which would
favor, in this case, the Jewish people in a future arrangement of the
territorial issue of the Mideast problem?
Furthermore,
the long - term land rent in Israel in order to establish in that place
buildings of settlers is coming to adverse with the peaceful plan for Mid East,
which was thought of, according to the newspaper "Times" of London, King
of Jordan Abdullah and the President of the USA Barak Obama, which predicts
restart of the Jewish and Palestinian talks at the end of the month and their
completion time schedule to be set in about 2 years by now.
At the same
time, the most significant condition of Palestinians for their return to talks,
is the "freezing" of the Jewish buildings.
Undoubtedly,
the dealings of Theofilos offer a very bad service not only to Greece or his
Arabian flock, but also to issue of peace itself. Unfortunately, the fact that
is proven after 4 years, is that Theofilos is not the person who appeared to be
in the beginning.
The
Brotherhood of Holy Sepulchre trusted him with unanimity the guiding of the
Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land and the protection of Orthodox faith and the
only thing he did, was to be engaged in small politics tricks which leave
plenty of margins for further undermining and weakening of an old and famous
Patriarchate.
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