Date of source: Sunday, July 14, 2002
Patriarch Erinious of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem deposed Father Attallah Hanna, the official spokesman of the church, and appointed a Greek priest in his place because he had refused to condemn martyrdom operations – which followers of the Church considered was submission to Israeli orders....
Date of source: Saturday, April 13, 2002
"We plead with you as Christian leaders, who are concerned about both Palestinians and Israelis and with the future of their children, to help both sides equally implement peace and justice."
Date of source: Thursday, May 26, 2005
Heads of Orthodox churches decided to withdraw the recognition of the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Irenios I, and agreed with the Jerusalem Bishops Congregation’s decision concerning his dismissal after accusing him of selling church possessions to Israelis.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 16, 2001
The election of the new patriarch of Jerusalem is facing problems due to the Israeli intervention in the elections. The power of the position has a direct relationship with the interests of Israel, especially those related to the church’s property. Israel has once deceived the late patriarch and...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 8, 2001
The head of the Central Council of the Orthodox Denomination in Jordan and Palestine criticized Pope John Paul II for not apologizing to the Arab Orthodox Christians and Muslims for the crimes committed against them at the hands of the Catholics, at the time of the Crusades. The official spokesman...
Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2001
The Arab Orthodox Christian denomination in Jordan warned against granting 62 Greek monks the Jordanian nationality. The Greek Patriarch has applied a request to the Jordanian government to grant 62 Greek monks the Jordanian nationality to win their votes in the coming elections to choose a...
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2000 to Saturday, April 29, 2000
In his recent seminar about the "situation in Jerusalem", Bishop Lotfi Laham, the deputy Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem", explained the details of the Jewish practices in order to pressure Arabs [Christians and Moslems] to leave the city.
Date of source: Monday, October 12, 1998
The celebrations of ’Bethlehem 2,000’, which will be held this coming Easter marking 2,000 years since the Birth of Christ, have been opposed by the Israelis who said the attendance of Christian pilgrims at the celebrations in Bethlehem would be ’a security threat’.