Publication date: 2024/12/24 (Last updated: 2024/12/24 12:53)
Bethlehem – Ma’an – The Supreme Presidential Committee for the Affairs of the Palestinian Church, represented by the Chairman and Executive Committee members of the Palestine Liberation Organization, addressed Dr. Bethlehem. On the occasion of Christmas, when Israel’s genocidal war against our people continues for the second year in a row in the Gaza Strip, Ramzi Khoury, a representative of churches and Christian organizations around the world, gives greetings.
In his message, Mr. Khoury conveyed President Mahmoud Abbas’s greetings to the world’s churches and his wishes for a better year without war, peace and stability.
In the same letter, the commission explained the suffering that holy places, especially the city of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, are suffering from the absence of aspects of the holiday and the deprivation of popular festivals. . Israel’s crimes against Palestinians, particularly in the Gaza Strip, have led to the erasure of entire families from Israel’s mechanical civil registration, injuring tens of thousands of people, displacing nearly 2 million people, and looming real famine. I’m warning you of this. Humanitarian aid as a weapon and tool to control thousands of innocent people in the Gaza Strip, especially by Israel.
The letter emphasizes that this brutal war is a continuation of 76 years of open war, during which Palestinian churches, mosques, schools and hospitals were targeted, critical infrastructure was destroyed, and our people faced the most basic challenges. have been deprived of their legitimate rights.
The letter says the pain is not limited to Gaza, but is felt across all Palestinian provinces, as the barbaric Israeli occupation casts a dark shadow over every city, village and refugee camp, including Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, which was transformed by the occupation. It added that it has spread to He stole from a land of peace the joy of Christmas, the innocence of children, and the dignity of human life.
The message touched on the words of children in the Gaza Strip at Christmas, who were left feeling sad and anxious as a result of two years of continued Israeli war, which deprived them of the right to education and destroyed their schools. It is said that the , I hope the war is over and they can go back to school or home to decorate the Christmas tree.
The letter states that Israel’s actions are in clear violation of international law and humanitarian justice standards, and are a systematic attempt to kill, forcibly displace, destroy property and desecrate the sanctity of Christianity and Islam. He emphasized that it was an act.
In his letter, Mr. Khoury calls out the disturbing silence worldwide, the inaction of the international community in the face of the atrocities and violations committed against the Palestinian people, and the abdication of the moral and legal responsibility to protect human dignity in Palestine. denounced.
The message called on the international community to support the Palestinian leadership and people in their efforts to achieve justice and peace.
Implement international resolutions and hold war criminals accountable. An end to the double standards that dehumanize our people and allow this genocide to continue, ensuring that the aspirations of our people are legitimate and reasonable and that all nations and all children are free and at peace. , that they have the right to live in dignity. and the establishment of an independent and sovereign state of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital, so our children can grow up in a safe place far from the shadow of war.
The message concludes with their words from the Holy Cave of Bethlehem, appealing to the conscience of humanity to put their words into action, to stop suffering, restore hope and make this holy day glorious. Ta. Next Christmas will be a year of peace, justice and the dignity of life.