The Plan to Expel Sheikh Jarrah’s Family Won’t Work

JERUSALEM – The head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, Archbishop Atallah Hanna, confirms the plan Israel expel family Palestine from their homes in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah city will not work.

The statement was reported by Al-Watan Voice. “Your problem is the problem of all our people and your tragedy is the tragedy of us all,” Archbishop Hanna told a delegation from around Jerusalem.

“All Palestinians and Arabs are interested in this problem,” he said.

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He said Sheikh Jarrah had become a matter of international public opinion to consider because of social media.

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“Young people who use technology show the world the suffering, pain, and oppression that befalls them,” he shows.

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This “new Nakba” will not be allowed to pass, he stressed. “This is not a legal issue that must be resolved by a court. It is a matter of existence, loyalty and relations with this holy city where the Palestinians face a plan to turn them from residents into guests,” he said.

Archbishop Hanna stressed that the voices of families facing deprivation must reach the world.

“This is our city, our capital, our Qibla and the most important holy places for us,” he said.

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