World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit addressed the status of Jerusalem at the international "World Conference in Support of Jerusalem" on January 17-18 in Cairo, Egypt, under the auspices of Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the Independent Catholic News website reports today (January 20, 2018).
In his address, Tveit stressed: "The future of Jerusalem must be a shared one. It cannot be the exclusive possession of one faith over against the others, or of one people over against the other. Jerusalem is, and must continue to be, a city of three religions and two peoples."
"Jerusalem is regarded as a holy city and loved, genuinely and deeply loved, by all three Abrahamic faiths -- Jews, Christians, and Muslims," Tveit said.
He added, "That love and profound attachment must be respected and affirmed in any solution that might be envisaged, if it is to be viable."
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