Verified

Islamic-Christian committee condemns desecration of Mar Elias Church in Haifa by extremist Jewish groups

12:00 Jul 19 2023 Mar Elias church in Haifa (חֵיפָה * حيفا) and Western Wall in Jerusalem ( القُدس , ירושלים )

Description
Photos:
Mar Elias Church in Haifa.
Published by IMEMC News

Roman Catholic Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel ordered by an Israeli official working at the Wester Wall in Jerusalem to remove his cross, described as provocative. Published by WAFA (Palestinian News & Information Agency)
____

JERUSALEM, Wednesday, July 19, 2023 (WAFA) – The Islamic-Christian Committee in Support of Jerusalem and its Sanctuaries today condemned what it called “the barbaric attack” carried out by Jewish religious groups on the Church and Monastery of Mar Elias in the city of Haifa in northern Israel.

It said in a statement that the storming of the church by Jewish religious groups and holding prayers inside it, claiming that there are graves for Jews in the church, constitutes an unprecedented, serious escalation and violation of the holy places of Palestinian Christians.

The Committee said that the claim that there are graves for Jews in churches is a pretext for seizing and Judaizing them, which is an aggression similar to what is being done in Al-Aqsa Mosque.

It stressed that this new allegation comes in the context of the repeated attacks by Jewish religious groups targeting the Christian presence, desecrating and vandalizing Christian holy places, and attacking and spitting on priests and monks in the streets.

It called on the European countries and the World Council of Churches to assume their responsibilities in defending the Arab Christian presence and to intervene to stop the Israeli plans aimed at obliterating and undermining the Palestinian Christian presence in Jerusalem and the rest of the Palestinian territories.

Meanwhile, an Israeli official working at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem’s Old City today ordered Roman Catholic Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel to remove his cross while accompanying a German minister on a visit to the Western Wall, describing the cross as “provocative” and “inappropriate for this place.”

Nikodemus refused to take off the cross, which he regularly wears over his religious garment, insisting that the cross is part of his faith, saying the demand of the Israeli official is “very harsh,” and accusing her of “not respecting my religion.”
____

via Twitter

Laith Arafeh


Features
Roman Catholic Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel asks to remove cross when visiting Western Wall 7/19/2023. He was later allowed to proceed without removing his pectoral cross.
Church & Monastery of Mar Elias (Stella Maris) reported attacked by Jewish Israelis claiming Jewish graves inside 7/19/2023
Credibility: UP DOWN 0
Leave a Comment
Name:
Email:
Comments:
Security Code:
20 + 10 =

Additional Reports

Three Israeli Arabs Sent to Six Months in Jail Without Trial

12:00 Jul 23, 2017

Wadi Ara, 2.37 Kms

Army Abducts A Palestinian Near Jenin

22:00 Oct 20, 2021

military roadblock near Barta'a ( בַּרְטַּעָה • برطعة ), 2.93 Kms

Army To Demolish Stores Near Jenin

12:00 Jun 24, 2014

Barta'a, 3.24 Kms

Israeli forces detain Palestinian in Jenin-area village

12:00 Jul 12, 2014

Bartaa al-Sharqiya, 3.24 Kms

Two Palestinians detained south of Jenin

18:00 Aug 23, 2014

Barta'a,, 3.24 Kms