Balkans | Greece’s reaction to Israel’s decision

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has indicated that it is concerned about the confiscation of land in East Jerusalem belonging to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Israel.

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has indicated that it is concerned about the confiscation of land in East Jerusalem belonging to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Israel.

The statement issued by the ministry included the following data:

We are very concerned about the recent developments in the lands belonging to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in the Helf Valley district of Sylvan.

We reiterate our support for the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem to guarantee property rights and privileges.

The leaders of Christian churches in occupied East Jerusalem responded in February 2022 to the “National Park Expansion Project” that the Israeli government plans to implement in areas Christians consider sacred in Jerusalem.

We want to express our opposition to it,” church leaders said, in a written letter addressed to the Israeli Environment and Parks Authority, which runs the project in the Mount of Olives area of ​​East Jerusalem. Remarks were made.

In December 2022, the countries of the European Union announced their deep concern about the confiscation of church property by Israeli Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem.

Jewish settlers seized 5 acres of land under the protection of the occupation police in the town of Sylvan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and erected a wire fence around it.

Jewish settler groups have also confiscated many church properties in East Jerusalem in recent years.

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