SvennoJ on 22 September 2024
Archbishop of Canterbury calls for supporting Palestinian Christian family in West Bank
This is an urgent and important intervention by my fellow bishops and I support them in it.
The oppression, violence and discrimination against Palestinians in the West Bank, including Christians, must cease. The Israeli government is not above the law and must stop acting… https://t.co/XebvCF7vXt
— Archbishop of Canterbury (@OfficeofABC) September 22, 2024
The Church of England’s spiritual head has called for supporting the Kisiya family, a Palestinian Christian family whose land in the al-Makhrour valley outside Bethlehem was taken over by Israeli settlers.
Justin Welby – who also heads the worldwide Anglican Communion – said in a statement “the oppression, violence and discrimination against Palestinians in the West Bank, including Christians, must cease”.
He added: “The Israeli government is not above the law and must stop acting otherwise. Steadfast Christian families such as the Kisiya family, whose ancestral land has been forcibly stolen from them, remain especially in my prayers. We continue to stand in prayerful solidarity with our Palestinian Christian sisters and brothers as they resist the injustice of occupation.”
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