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Ivan Zhakata
Herald Correspondent
Palestine has condemned the continued attacks on Christians in their State by the Israeli forces, preventing them from attending religious ceremonies such as Easter and Christmas.
The attacks are being perpetrated by extremist settlers “spitting on non-Jews”, especially Christians and tourists.
Palestinian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Dr Tamer Almassri said attacks against Christians had increased this year, not just spitting, but throwing stones, vandalising Christian signs and symbols, attempting to burn churches, and preventing Christians from attending religious ceremonies.
“The State of Palestine stresses that these attacks fall within the framework of the Israeli government’s attempt to judaize Jerusalem, a reflection of the culture of illegal occupation encompassed by apartheid, hatred and racism that is perpetrated by Israeli senior government officials, extreme religious schools, whose followers are proud of practicing this derogatory behaviour,” he said.
“These provocations by the Israeli occupation authorities and the settlers are a dangerous approach aimed at detonating the situation, which will lead to dangerous repercussions whose results no one can predict.
“The rising intolerance by extremist Israeli settlers that violates Israel’s stated commitment to freedom of worship, begins with spitting and may then turn into hitting and killing of non-Jews, especially Christians.”
The Israeli occupation authorities are trying to create new realities in East Jerusalem, but Ambassador Almassri said there would be no security and stability without sovereignty and the approval of the Palestinian people and its leadership.
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