… from Russia Today, Moscow
[ Editor’s Note: Zionist Supremacism takes another blow today with the Pope finally getting on board the Palestinian freedom train. Will the Zios begin terror attacks against church property and people inside Israel? They have before.
I have chilling documentary that I edited many years ago on the Siege of the Church of the Nativity for my Jim Dean Journal show on Atlanta Public TV. During a dawn raid on Bethlehem, those unfortunate enough to get caught out on the streets ran for sanctuary, with IDF troops shooting at them. The deaf church bell ringer took a fatal shot in the back as he showed up for work, the first to die.
Despite Zionist claims the church people were being held hostage by militants, the Vatican ambassador refuted that as a ploy by the Israelis to pre-stage a hostage rescue assault. Crane-mounted machine guns fired down through the old wooden roof knowing the bullets would bounce around the stone interior.
Night after night, flares and flash grenades were used to try to set the roof on fire, but were unsuccessful. A Palestinian priest described how when he walked by a window, a bullet would whiz by his head, missing by inches. Those killed were left to rot for over a week before being allowed removal for burial.
Israel needs to be told by the Catholic community that if they are attacked there will be hell to pay for it. The Vatican might turn the other cheek, but the rank and file folks need to stand up to the beast. Militant Israelis have nothing but contempt for those who bow before them, considering them traitors to their own people.
Please pass your thanks on to the Pope through local channels, as the Catholic community needs the boost. Their churches are almost empty in Europe, as are the other faiths. We thank them for their leadership and for not being Christian Zionist supporters of Israeli state terrorism against the Palestinians… Jim W. Dean ]
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Siege of the Church of the Nativity– First published … May 13, 2015 –
The Pope finally takes the big step – God Bless the manThe Vatican has become the latest country to recognize the state of Palestine, after a new treaty was finalized on Wednesday. Unsurprisingly Israel has hit out at the move, saying that it damages prospects for peace in the region.
The treaty, which was agreed, though has yet to be formally signed states the Vatican has switched its diplomatic allegiance from the Palestinian Liberation Organization to the state of Palestine. It was finalized days before the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is due to visit Pope Francis.
Abbas is traveling to the Vatican to attend the canonization of four new saints by the Pope, two of which are Palestinian nuns. The move to grant them sainthood has been described as a “sign of hope” for the region by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad Twal, Vatican Insider reports.
The Vatican has been unofficially referring to the state of Palestine for over a year.Pope Francis visited Israel last year and the Vatican’s official program referred to Abbas as the president of the state of Palestine. During his visit to the Holy Land, he called for peace from both sides.
A spokesman for the Vatican, the Reverend Federico Lombardi confirmed the news saying: “Yes, it’s a recognition that the state exists,” AP reports.
The decision has brought condemnation from Israel, with the country’s foreign ministry saying it was “disappointed” at the move.
“This move does not promote the peace process and distances the Palestinian leadership from returning to direct and bilateral negotiations,” the ministry said in a text message, AP reported. “Israel will study the agreement and will consider its steps accordingly.”
The activist pope has put some fire back into the Church
Vatican Foreign Minister Monsignor Antoine Camilleri said the move was not politically motivated, but was simply in line with the Holy See’s position.
In 2012, the Vatican welcomed a decision by the UN General Assembly to recognize Palestine as a non-member observer state. However, the latest treaty is the first legal document between the Vatican and the state of Palestine, which can be considered as official diplomatic recognition.
The treaty in question concerns the activity of the Catholic Church in Palestine. In April 2014, a Catholic Monastery was vandalized not far from the Israeli capital of Jerusalem in a hate crime carried out by Israelis. Slogans condemning peace talks with Palestine as well as graffiti disparaging Jesus and Mary was daubed on the walls.
This is not the first time that Pope Francis has made a diplomatic decision that was not to everyone’s liking. In April, he honored the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks and called it “the first genocide of the 20th century.”
During a mass at the Armenian Catholic rite at Peter’s Basilica, the Pope said he had a duty to honor the innocent men, women, children, priests and bishops who were murdered by the Ottoman Turks.
“Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it,” said the pontiff.
Jim W. Dean was an active editor on VT from 2010-2022. He was involved in operations, development, and writing, plus an active schedule of TV and radio interviews.
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