Pope Francis said, “I am very worried at the total siege under which the Palestinians are living in Gaza, where also there have been many innocent victims.” Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has said the blockade violates international law <https://www.reuters.com/world/spain-opposes-suspending-aid-palestinian-territories-2023-10-10/#:~:text=BRUSSELS%2C%20Oct%2010%20(Reuters),militant%20group%20Hamas%20on%20Israel.>. Israel has also bombed the Rafah entry point between Egypt and Gaza, blocking the only land exit out of Gaza.
“Terrorism and extremisms do not help to reach a solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians,” the pope said. “[They] only fuel hate, violence, vendetta and cause suffering to the one side and the other.” “The Middle East does not need wars but peace, a peace built on justice, on dialogue, on the courage of fraternity,” Pope Francis said. On Sun, 15 Oct 2023 at 02:36, 'Eddie D'Sa' via The Goa Book Club < [email protected]> wrote: > The Euro-Jews (called Israelis) have launched a terror crusade against > little Gaza, killing the helpless Gazans by the 1000s but the Christian > churches of Europe remain silent. They won't do a thing in protest and all > because the victims are not white. The 'Holy Father' too (the 86-year old > Italian) sitting comfy in Rome continues to remain dumb. We are seeing the > true face of the Christian churches whatever the denomination. > > What holy cowardice. > > Will some cleric speak up in defense of the Gazans? > > > Eddie > > -- > *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Goa Book Club" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/37b25235.47c9.18b2ce9497b.Webtop.94%40btinternet.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/37b25235.47c9.18b2ce9497b.Webtop.94%40btinternet.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Goa Book Club" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/CANefANAaHMBkWxpn7Ck5oWtdw7qhf%2BMjbMqVt3w-jsedLQOdnw%40mail.gmail.com.
