The Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemns the attacks by Jewish extremists against the Romanian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem – Culture



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His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilus III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, condemned yesterday in Jerusalem the attack by an Israeli extremist against the Romanian Orthodox Church, which His Beatitude described as “a sister church”, according to

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

The statement said that Israeli extremist attacks against churches and mosques in Jerusalem were growing alarmingly, and that the failure of the official authorities and their tolerance of such terrorist acts would certainly fuel the conflict in the Holy City and intensify. . achieve peace and stability.

His Beatitude, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, called on the international community to intervene by opening a dialogue with the Israeli government that seeks to end these terrorist attacks and put an end to ongoing attempts by Israeli extremist groups to forcibly change the character Jerusalem mosaic believing in bullying. . and Muslims, attacking clergymen, writing hate graffiti on the walls and doors of churches and mosques, and also their horrible attempts to control Church property, as evidenced by the attempts by radical Israeli groups to seize the property of the Orthodox Church at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem, especially the Imperial Hotel, the Petra Hotel and other real estate, using twisted methods and through corrupt transactions full of bribery, extortion and illegitimate pressure.

His Beatitude, Patriarch Theophilos III, emphasized that the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the congregation of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Land on both banks of the Jordan River stand with the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate, and His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and above. This reaction reflects the extent of Israeli extremists’ hatred of the Christian religion in general and the Orthodox Church in particular.

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