“That is their dwelling as it’s my dwelling as it’s our dwelling,” he informed religion leaders and different representatives of all of the Christian denominations in Israel on the annual Christmas/New Yr reception that he hosts for main members of the varied Christian communities.
He pressured the significance of creating folks within the Christian communities really feel welcome and safe.
The president referenced the Abraham Accords as being a precept for peace and prosperity for all the youngsters of Abraham and all the youngsters of God. He underscored that it’s the mission of religion leaders to plant peace and reconciliation in all the area.
Herzog additionally talked about the Iranian folks, saying that the hearts of Israel exit to them.
He thanked Christians from world wide for his or her help in serving to to form a greater future.
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III, who heads the Council of Church buildings within the Holy Land, which encompasses all Christian denominations, mentioned that they have been inspired by the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and prayed that it could result in a conclusive and everlasting peace, “therapeutic the injuries of the seventh of October and of the warfare in Gaza.”
He famous that Christians within the Holy Land proceed to attempt and work for humanitarian support to be delivered for the well-being of all, particularly youngsters, girls, the aged, and those that are sick, injured, or wounded.”
On this context, he referred particularly to Gazan youngsters with most cancers who’re being handled at Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem.
Nearer to dwelling, Theophilos acknowledged that more practical consideration have to be given to the true and rising difficulties within the different areas of the Palestinian territories.
“The rise and growing hostility of radical teams within the West Financial institution and in Jerusalem are an actual problem, and efficient methods have to be discovered to make sure the well-being of communities that should stay facet by facet in respect and security,” he mentioned. “We should not surrender till we deal with an equally critical risk to all of us, which is the crime and violence that communities are experiencing within the northern communities of Israel.”
In concluding, Theophilos assured Herzog that the patriarchs and heads of church buildings will stay steadfast of their non secular mission to be messengers of peace and reconciliation and to cooperate with the president and all those that place peace and combating towards all types of antisemitism and Islamophobia earlier than all different pursuits.
Each Herzog and Yehuda Avidan, the director-general of the Non secular Affairs Ministry, assured all these current that Israel will proceed to protect and defend all of the holy websites and assure freedom of worship for all.
