The PLO went to the right place for sympathy:
“In January 2017, Pope Francis received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Vatican for a formal inauguration of the first Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Holy See.
The new Palestinian embassy, said Abbas, “is a sign that the Pope loves the Palestinian people and peace.” The Vatican recognized the state of Palestine about a year and a half ago.”
The Palestinian “resistance movement” is a key rallying point for Islamic supremacist antagonism against Zionists everywhere. The PLO manifesto states that its purpose is the “liquidation of Israel.”
Beyond Mahmoud Abbas, the Pope has tightly allied himself with the worst purveyors of Islamic supremacy and jihad. He has signed a special “peace document” with the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar University, Ahmed El-Tayyeb, a document hailed as a “clarion call” by Bishop Joseph C. Bambera, Catholic Chair of the National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue and chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Inter-religious Affairs. Two years ago, Cairo’s renowned Al Azhar — Sunni Islam’s most prestigious institution — reiterated complete “rejection of visiting Jerusalem under Israeli occupation.”
More on the Grand Sheikh El-Tayyeb:
- He blames the unrest in the Middle East on “world Zionism” and refuses to denounce the Islamic State as un-Islamic.
- He broke off “dialogue” with Pope Benedict in 2011 because Benedict referred to the jihad mass murder of 23 Coptic Christians in Alexandra as “terrorism” that “brutally affected worshippers” and was part of a “strategy of violence” against Christians. He then called for protection for religious minorities. And what was the reaction from el-Tayeb to the Pope’s reasonable remarks? El-Tayeb blamed Benedict for “interference” in Egyptian internal affairs, which might result in a “negative political reaction” in Egypt and the Middle East in general.
- In a shocking videotaped CNN exclusive after President Trump moved the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, el-Tayeb referred to Jerusalem as “100 percent Arab” under Israeli occupation, stated that “no religion” would support the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and said that decisions such as this one would nurture terrorism. He added that because of this decision, the East and the West would “drown in seas of blood.”
- He has justified anti-Semitism on Qur’anic grounds.
- He called for the Islamic State murderers of the Jordanian pilot to be crucified or have their hands and feet amputated on opposite sides (as per the penalty in Qur’an 5:33 for those who make war against Allah and his messenger or spread “mischief” in the land).
- Al-Azhar has also been revealed to be offering free copies of a book that called for the slaughter of Christians and other Infidels.
Saeb Erekat, chief negotiator and secretary general of the P.L.O., “wished to inform the Holy See about recent developments in the Palestinian territories and of the possibility of Israeli applying its sovereignty unilaterally to part of those territories, further jeopardizing the peace process.”
There was never a “peace process,” as the Palestinian Authority, the PLO, Hamas, and Fatah all aim to obliterate Israel and have documented their intent to do so plainly in their Charters. The likely new collaboration between the Vatican and the PLO represents a dark day in a so-called “peace process.” Read more about the delusion of the “peace process” in The Palestinian Delusion, HERE.
“P.L.O. Seeks Vatican Assistance in Dealing with Israel over West Bank,” by Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart, May 20, 2020:
ROME — The secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (P.L.O.) contacted the Vatican Wednesday to “inform” of their concerns over possible Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank.
In a carefully worded communiqué, the Vatican revealed that on Wednesday morning, Saeb Erekat, chief negotiator and secretary general of the P.L.O., telephoned Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s foreign minister.
Mr. Erekat “wished to inform the Holy See about recent developments in the Palestinian territories and of the possibility of Israeli applying its sovereignty unilaterally to part of those territories, further jeopardizing the peace process,” the communiqué said.
In mid-April Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz signed a coalition agreement to form a unity government. According to the terms of the deal, the issue of annexation can be voted in the Knesset on July 1 at the earliest, “after discussion between the prime minister and alternate prime minister.”
“The Holy See reiterates that respect for international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions, is an indispensable element for the two peoples to live side by side in two States, within the borders internationally recognized before 1967,” the text stated.
“The Holy See is following the situation closely, and expresses concern about any future actions that could further compromise dialogue,” it continued, “while also expressing its hope that Israelis and Palestinians will be soon able to find once again the possibility for directly negotiating an agreement, with the help of the International Community, so that peace may finally reign in the Holy Land, so beloved by Jews and Christians and Muslims.”
In January 2017, Pope Francis received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Vatican for a formal inauguration of the first Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Holy See.
The new Palestinian embassy, said Abbas, “is a sign that the Pope loves the Palestinian people and peace.” The Vatican recognized the state of Palestine about a year and a half ago.
After the meeting, Abbas also said that he hopes “other states will follow the Holy See’s example.”
“We are proud to be the birthplace of Christianity and about having one of the oldest Christian communities in the world,” he said.
The Holy See began referring to Palestine as a “state” in November 2012, when the United Nations voted to recognize it as a nonmember observer state, but it only formally recognized Palestinian statehood in a legal document in May of 2015.
On the other hand, Pope Francis also made news in late 2015 when he declared that attacks on the State of Israel and its right to exist constitute anti-Semitism.
“To attack Jews is anti-Semitism, but an outright attack on the State of Israel is also anti-Semitism,” Francis said in a private audience with delegates from the World Jewish Congress (WJC)……