Archbishop Atallah Hanna of the Greek Orthodox Church on Tuesday morning spoke up for the Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails at a meeting with a British delegation.
Addressing a delegation of British activists Archbishop Hanna sounded the alarm over the agony of the Palestinian hunger strikers who have been starving behind Israeli prison bars to push for restoring their infringed rights.
The Archbishop expressed support for the hunger strikers. “Their message is ours. They speak on behalf of us all. They strive for freedom just as we do” he said.
“Their hunger strike is the cry of oppression inflicted on them and an appeal for the world’s solidarity with Palestine and its oppressed people and prisoners” he added.
“We deeply regret that the UK government rebuffed appeals to make a gracious apology to the Palestinians over the notorious Balfour Declaration. The government and its allies seem to turn blind eyes to the tragic upshots wrought on the Palestinian people by the Declaration” Archbishop Hanna further stated.
