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After an unprecedented Hamas attack against Israel Oct. 7, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem called for world leaders to de-escalate violence, urging a peaceful solution to the conflict in the region.
But while the patriarch did not condemn directly the Hamas attack, a priest living in Israel told The Pillar that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa faces a difficult prospect as the war begins, with the possibility that a statement from him could cause harm to Palestinian Christians.
“The operation launched from Gaza and the reaction of the Israeli Army are bringing us back to the worst period of our recent history,” Pizzaballa said in an Oct. 7 statement.
“The too many casualties and tragedies, which both Palestinians and Israeli families have to deal with, will create more hatred and division, and will destroy more and more any perspective of stability,” he added.
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But while the patriarch did not condemn directly the Hamas attack, a priest living in Israel told The Pillar that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa faces a difficult prospect as the war begins, with the possibility that a statement from him could cause harm to Palestinian Christians.
“The operation launched from Gaza and the reaction of the Israeli Army are bringing us back to the worst period of our recent history,” Pizzaballa said in an Oct. 7 statement.
“The too many casualties and tragedies, which both Palestinians and Israeli families have to deal with, will create more hatred and division, and will destroy more and more any perspective of stability,” he added.
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Palestine Christians have no 'margin of maneuver' amid violence
Amid brutal Hamas attacks - and Israel's response - are 'boxed in' Palestinian Christians
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