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Archbishop Atallah Hanna
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Manufactured Origins
“Those who condemn what happened on
October 7 must not ignore the catastrophe inflicted on an entire people.
This is the problem we see in
today’s world: the double standard. Humanity cannot be divided.
Just as the world condemns what
happened on October 7, it must also condemn the crimes committed against our
Palestinian people.
But the real question is: Who led us
to October 7? Who brought Gaza to this catastrophe?
The answer is simple but critical:
Those who filled the world with speeches about
peace did nothing on the ground to make peace real.
While conferences were held and
treaties were signed, apartheid walls rose, Palestinian lands were stolen, and
new settlements spread—as if these agreements were just ink on paper, offering
nothing to Palestinians and doing nothing to build a just peace.
Today’s tragedy stems from the fact
that the Palestinian cause was never resolved—and instead, a conspiracy to
erase it has been unfolding.
They speak of peace, but never of
justice. They want the Palestinian to live besieged, humiliated, stripped of
the most basic human rights.
Yes, we reject what happened on
October 7 and wish it had never happened.
But we also reject the monstrous
crimes being committed now against a defenseless people, trapped in a dirty war
meant to crush their cause.
Those who stay silent, who conspire,
or who support the aggression on Gaza bear deep responsibility—for decades they
failed to help free the Palestinian land and people from occupation, so that
they too might live with dignity and freedom like the rest of the world.”
+ Atallah Hanna
Archbishop of Sebastia Greek
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Friday, April 25, 2025 - translated
from Arabic - Source (excerpt): https://facebook.com/story.php?stor