Angelus: Pope appeals for dialogue after Jerusalem
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| Palestinian worshippers run for cover from teargas fired by Israeli forces outside Jerusalem's Old City.- AFP |
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has appealed for moderation and
dialogue after a surge of violence and killings over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.
Addressing the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the
Angelus, the Pope said he is following “with trepidation the grave tensions and
violence of the last days in Jerusalem.”
Last week Arab gunmen, shooting from the site – which is
Holy to Jews and to Muslims - killed two Israeli policemen sparking a
wave of violence in which three Palestinians were killed in street clashes and
a Palestinian fatally stabbed three members of an Israeli family.
“I feel the need to express a heartfelt appeal for
moderation and dialogue” Francis said and he invited all faithful to join him
in prayer so that the Lord may inspire all sides to come together with
proposals for reconciliation and peace.
Tensions over the site, known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif
and to Jews as the Temple Mount, have surged in the past couple of days
following the installation by Israel of metal detectors after two Israeli
policemen were killed near there earlier this month.
The measures angered the Palestinians, who accuse Israel of
trying to take control over a sacred place.
Israel now says it is willing to consider alternatives to
the controversial metal detectors it installed and has called on the Muslim
world to put forward other suggestions.
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