Laham Calls for 'Opening of Borders, Advancing into Palestine'

W460

Melkite Greek Patriarch of Antioch Gregory III Laham slammed the US move on Jerusalem and called for “opening the borders” as he urged people from the “entire Arab countries to advance into Palestine,” the National News Agency reported on Saturday.

US President Donald “Trump's decision flagrantly violates the right of Palestinians, Christians and Muslims,” said Laham, as he called for “opening the borders and heading towards Palestine from the entire Arab countries,” NNA added.

Laham stressed the need for serious “steps against the US president's decision as he called on Arab and Western countries to “rally in masses against the decision.”

In a controversial move, Trump took a decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and relocate the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city.

Trump's Jerusalem move prompted negative world reactions warning of potentials of war and violence.

SourceNaharnet
Comments 2
Missing phillipo 09 December 2017, 12:17

Is he going to be the first one to try to cross the border knowing quite well that the Israeli Army will shoot any infiltrators, or is he like Nasrallah who hides in his bunker telling others to sacrifice their lives for nothing.

Thumb chrisrushlau 09 December 2017, 16:58

Why don't you overturn Article 24 and get democracy for Lebanon?