Munther Isaac accuses world leaders of 'hypocrisy' and claims they have failed to acknowledge the late pontiff's true legacy of speaking out against war and Israel's apartheid policies
A Bethlehem pastor has slammed the "hypocrisy" of world leaders over their tributes to the late Pope Francis, which failed to acknowledge the plight of Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza as well as the "worst ever" Easter weekend Palestinian Christians experienced in recent memory.
"This Easter, in terms of Israel's actions in East Jerusalem, it has been the worst ever," Reverend Munther Isaac, a Christian pastor and theologian, told MEE Live. "It seems that it's getting worse every year."
The pastor appeared on MEE Live to discuss the legacy of Pope Francis, whose death on Easter Monday concluded a weekend marred by air strikes on Gaza, settler violence in the occupied West Bank, and the barring of Palestinian worshippers from holy sites in Jerusalem.
"We should not just accept the annexation of East Jerusalem as status quo," Isaac said, citing Israel's decision to block thousands of Palestinian Christians from attending services in Jerusalem's Old City.
"It's really hard to understand this oppression, this violence against people who just wanted to go to church," Isaac said. (more...)
Bethlehem pastor criticises world leaders for ignoring Pope Francis' Gaza plea
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