Greek Orth.Jerusalem Abp.Hits US Recognition; Says Decision an "Insult" to Christians, Muslims

The archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem said relocating the U.S. embassy "gives the (Israeli) occupation what it does not deserve," the Greek Reporter website reports today (December 30, 2017).


Palestinian Christian leaders have expressed their displeasure with the U.S. government's decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, calling the move both "dangerous" and "insulting."


Theodosios, the archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, said: "We Palestinians, Christians, and Muslims reject the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel."


Speaking in Bethlehem, he called President Donald Trump's move "an insult to Christians and Muslims around the world, who consider Jerusalem as an incubator of their most sacred, spiritual, and national heritage."