‘Greater Jerusalem means no churches and no mosques’

Source: Al Jazeera

‘There can never be peace until the Jerusalem file is satisfactorily resolved,’ says chairman of Jerusalem Endowment.

The 9th  International Conference on the Holy City of Jerusalem discussed the city's importance to Islam and Christianity [Getty Images]
The 9th International Conference on the Holy City of Jerusalem discussed the city’s importance to Islam and Christianity [Getty Images]
Palestinian interfaith officials have warned against monopolising the city of Jerusalem by the Israeli government and the effects that would have on Christianity and Islam.

Hanna Issa, secretary-general of the Palestinian Authority‘s Muslim-Christian Committee said that more than 95 percent of Jerusalem had already been “Judaised” by Israel, and that “Greater Jerusalem” would alter the city’s identity and importance to Christianians and Muslims.

“Israel wants to establish its so-called ‘Greater Jerusalem’ on an area of 600sq km, which would mean the destruction of the city’s churches and mosques,” Issa said.

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  1. So that’s the big picture that the Jews have painted. Hitler took the homes and their possessions, their synagogues and even even their nationality.; and now it’s their turn to do the same to other. I would think that they of all people would have heart, and know the sacrifices, would know the pain, feel the ache and understand the helplessness. But power and money is blinding. But I pray that they don’t destroy any churches or mosques .

    • That’s the biggest irony! A people who have known persecution in its grossest forms should not learn from their experiences and visit the same on another people who have done them no harm.

      This means that they never learnt anything from their own suffering and/or think that only their suffering is valid and only they matter. The rest of the world is just there to be used for their own selfish ends and are not as human as themselves.

      The myth of the ‘chosen’ people lives on…..

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