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PFLP slams visit of Greek Orthodox patriarch to Bethlehem

Sunday 7-January-2018

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) accused Greek Orthodox Church Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III of selling land to Israel protesting his visit to occupied Palestinian territories (oPt).

In a statement issued Sunday PFLP hailed the Palestinian people’s strong opposition to Theophilos III’s visit to the southern occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Theophilos III along with several other religious and political figures were visiting Bethlehem as part of celebrations for Greek Orthodox Christmas Eve.

However angry citizens swarmed around the procession holding signs Palestinian flags and chanting slogans against Theophilus III.

The statement called for escalating protests against his visit warning the Palestinian Authority of receiving him.

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