JERUSALEM, October 11, 2009 (WAFA)- Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Holy Land, and Jordan, Theophilos III, said “his Patriarchate solidarity with the Al Aqsa Mosque, which is under the continuous Israeli attacks, is stemming of our adherence to Umari Treaty and an expression of our fraternal ties with Muslims, especially in the Holy Land.”
In Church of the Holy Sepulcher for the Sunday Mass the Patriarch denounced the Israeli siege which was imposed on the worshipers in Al Aqsa Mosque.
He Stressed that, on behalf of all Orthodoxies in the Holy Land, denounce banning the access of both Muslim and Christian worshipers to Al Aqsa mosque as well to the Church of Sepulcher.
Patriarch Theophilus considered defense of Jerusalem is an essential part of Christian deep faith, and the Orthodox Church.
