Matt
(2 Aug
2006)
"Greek Orthodox Archbishop
delivers stern warning to Israel: "Do not provoke our consciences. It is
not in your interest. Fear God's wrath!""
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=108629
Greek Church warns the Jews: 'Fear God's wrath' for Lebanon Deaths
"Do not provoke our consciences. Do not feed the world condemnation against
you. It is not in your interest... Fear God's wrath!," warns Archbishop Christodoulos
referring IDF operations in Lebanon....
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/741764.html
Greek Orthodox Church warns Israel: 'Fear God's wrath'
The leader of Greece's Orthodox Church, Archbishop Christodoulos, accused Israel
on Sunday of "sacrificing innocent civilians" in its bombardment of Lebanon.
"Israel's actions within its right to self defense have long exceeded any rational
limit," Christodoulos said on Sunday.
"[They are] sacrificing innocent civilians by the hundreds, and creating refugees
by the thousands," he added, telling the Israeli authorities, "Do not provoke
our consciences. Do not feed the world condemnation against you. It is not in
your interest...Fear God's wrath."
The church has played a lead role in sheltering Greek evacuees from Lebanon
who have no home or close relatives in Greece.
Greece's Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis also repeated her criticism of the
Israeli attacks.
"The developments in the Middle East are the epitome of senselessness," Bakoyannis
wrote in an article published in Sunday's Eleftherotypia newspaper.
"Children are being killed, families torn apart, towns are being destroyed and
the infrastructure of a country razed," she wrote. "It's the civilian population
that is being attacked in both countries - Lebanon and Israel."