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Monsignor N J Sima'an - 1969 Short Items
Date: 10/22/1969Call Number: CE 180Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Israeli OccupationCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Auxiliary Bishop for the Catholic Church on the East Bank of Jordan describes conditions for churches in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. Also about his presentation to the UN commission on human rights, Israeli demolition of the Syrian Catholic church, demolition of Church of White Fathers, situations for Palestinians in Bethlehem and Nazareth, mass forced exodus of Christians, the mass illegal settlement of Jews, de-Christianization of the Holy City, collective punishment with curfews, destruction of houses, confiscation of church properties, interference with church activities, invasion of schools. Also accounts of deportations, imprisonment, and torture. Includes prospects for peace and a message to Western Catholics.
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