Archbishop of Canterbury: Discrimination against Palestinian Christians 'must cease'
The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has called for the oppression of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to end, saying that Israel was not above the law.
"The oppression, violence and discrimination against Palestinians in the West Bank, including Christians, must cease. The Israeli government is not above the law and must stop acting otherwise," he said on X.
Welby was commenting on the forceful dispossession of a Palestinian Christian family, the Kisiya family, from their village in Bethlehem to make way for Israeli settlements.
"Steadfast Christian families such as the Kisiya family, whose ancestral land has been forcibly stolen from them, remain especially in my prayers," Welby added.
"We continue to stand in prayerful solidarity with our Palestinian Christian sisters and brothers as they resist the injustice of occupation."
Welby is the principal leader of the Church of England and ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
This is an urgent and important intervention by my fellow bishops and I support them in it.
— Archbishop of Canterbury (@JustinWelby) September 22, 2024
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