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To
President George Bush
Tuesday, April 02, 2002
Mr President,
We appeal to you to stop immediately the inhuman tragedy that is
taking place in this Holy
Land in our Palestinian towns and
villages. Only this morning the Israeli tanks have reached
the Church of the Nativity in
Bethlehem, the City of our Lord Jesus Christ.
There is wanton indiscriminate killings. Very many people are
deprived of water, electricity,
food supplies and basic medical
needs. Many of our religious institutions have been
invaded and damaged.
We call upon your Christian Conscience- because we know you are the
only one who can
stop this tragedy immediately.
We in return will play our part in mediating for the peace and
security of all the people of this
Land, both Israeli and Palestinian.
Signed
The Patriarchs, Archbishops and Heads of all the Christian
Churches in Jerusalem
Urgent appeal from the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in
Jerusalem
Tuesday, April 02, 2002
We the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem are horrified and distressed
by the suffering of so
many peoples of this Land and the
destruction of buildings and structures.
More than this, the death and injury of so many innocent people cry
out to the world i
shame.The invasion of so many West Bank towns, villages and refugee camps
has brought
extensive looting together with the
deprivation of basic food and medical supplies.
We appeal to all major world political leaders (especially in the
USA, the UK and the
European Community), to all world
religious leaders (especially His Holiness the Pope, the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the USA
together with the Lutheran World
Federation and the Orthodox Patriarchs all over the
World) together with all men and
women of faith and good will- in God’s name come to the
rescue of all
our peoples.We are ready to serve as mediators between both sides but we need
your help.
Fr. Raed Abusahlia
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
P.O.Box 14152 - Jerusalem 97500
E-mail address: latinpat@actcom.co.il
Personal e-mail: nonviolence@writeme.com
Patriarchate's Homepage:
http://www.lpj.org
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