Monday, December 05, 2005
CHRISTIAN ANTI-SEMITISM ?
An article by Joseph Farah in World Net Daily on Nov. 30 makes the charge of anti-Semitism against the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem in connection with some land sale that is being rescinded, I think.
Question: When is the sale of land in the Middle East not really a sale?
Answer: When the land is sold to Jews.
The tragic answer to that tragic question became apparent when WND broke the story of the sleight of hand planned by the new, disputed head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem.
Theofilos III was crowned in a ceremony last week at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre after signing a secret document obliging him to nullify the recent transfer of real estate in the Old City to Jewish groups.
His predecessor, Irineos, signed the deal paving the way for the land transfer earlier this year – prompting calls for his head by some of his constituency of about 100,000 Christians in the Middle East.
The elevation of Theofilos under this cloud represents a sad reminder that anti-Semitism is alive and well – even among some who call themselves "Christians."
Continue reading...
Some of you are better informed than I am for sorting this out. Joseph or Justin, can you explain what is going on here?
