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Hamas condemns Israeli targeting of Christian presence in Jerusalem

Tuesday 19-July-2022

The Hamas Movement reiterated on Monday evening its rejection and condemnation of the unabated Israeli violations against Christian holy sites in Occupied Jerusalem that Patriarch Theophilus III pointed to in his letter to US President Joe Biden.

Hamas held the Biden administration responsible for such violations that have increased under his administration and all former administrations that sided with the Israeli occupation granting it immunity from accountability and a cover-up to commit more crimes against Muslim and Christian holy sites.

The group also called on the international community the World Council of Churches and human rights groups to denounce and oppose such racist practices against Jerusalem’s Muslim and Christian sacred sites and rally support for the Palestinian people’s right to defend their homeland and holy sites and achieve their aspirations for freedom and self-determination.

In the letter the patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem warned of attempts by extremist Israeli settler groups backed by Israeli occupation government officials to erode the Christian presence in the holy city.

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