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The Zionist attack on
Christianity in Jerusalem:
• In 1947 Christian
Population of Palestine was 350,000. In 1948 the Israelis grabbed
80%
of Palestine and
expelled 800,000 Muslim and Christian Arabs. In 1969 the Christian
population of Israel was
less than 45,000.
Convent of St. George of
the Greek Orthodox- occupied 14 May 1948; struck on 18 May by
a mortar shell Hospice "Notre Dame de
France" of the Assumptionist Fathers- occupied 15 May 1948; used as a main base to
attack Jerusalem. Large part of it was destroyed by the occupation.
Convent of Reparatrice
Sisters- occupied 15 May 1948; used in the attack on French
Hospital- occupied 15
May 1948 in defiance of the International Red Cross and French
flags flying over it.
Italian Hospital-
occupied 15 May 1948 despite its being under the protection of the
Red
Cross; used to shell
Jerusalem.
Seminary of Ste. Anne
was bombed on 17 & 19 May 1948 suffering heavy damage and
many of the refugees
within were wounded.
Church of St. Constantin
and Helena- struck by a bomb on 17 May 1948 the fragments of
which damaged the Church
of the Holy Sepulcher next-door.
The Armenian Orthodox
Patriarchate was hit with about one hundred mortar bombs
launched by the Zionists
from the monastery of the Benedictine Fathers on Mount Sion.
These bombs also damaged
St. Jacob's Convent, the Archangels Convent and their
churches, their two
Elementary and Seminary schools along with their libraries. 8 killed
and
120 wounded
The Apostolic Delegation
(protected by the Holy See)- occupied 18 May 1948.
Monastery of the German
Benedictine Fathers (Dormition)- occupied 18 May
1948; used as one of the main bases for the attack on Jerusalem.
The English School at
Mount Sion- occupied 18 May 1948.
Convent of St. John
(Greek Orthodox)- occupied 18 May 1948; struck by a mortar shell on
23 May 1948
St. Abraham convent
struck by mortar fire on 23 May 1948
St. Spiridon convent
struck by mortar fire on 23 May 1948
Convent of the Archangel
(belonging to the Coptic Patriarchate) forming part of the Holy
Sepulcher struck by a
mortar shell on 23 May 1948
The Greek Orthodox
Patriarchate hit by mortar shells on 23 & 24 May 1948 wounding
many refugees
Franciscan Convent (St.
Saviour) near the Holy Sepulcher hit by mortar shells on 19, 23,
24, & 28 May 1948-
orphanage damaged; general secretariat damaged; many nearby
houses destroyed; many
sheltering children killed and wounded
Latin Patriarche hit by
mortar shelling on 23, 26, 27 & 28 May 1948 damaging the
Patriarchal Palace,
especially the Cathedral
Greek Catholic
Patriarchate struck by mortar shells on 16 & 29 May 1948 damaging
the
building and wounding
several people
Church of St. Mark
(Syrian Orthodox)- struck by mortar shell killing the monk Peter
Saymy,
secretary to the bishop,
and wounding two others.
Zionists fired on
Jerusalem from the Hebrew University, Hadassah Hospital and from two
synagogues located in
the Old City.
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