The Supreme Presidential Committee for Follow-up of Church Affairs in Palestine condemned the attack by herds of settlers on the headquarters of the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem, and the ascending of the Patriarchate’s walls to remove its flag.

Committee Chairman Ramzi Khoury said in a statement: “The continued attacks on Islamic and Christian sanctities are due to the absence of international law regarding the terrorist acts carried out by settlers against the Palestinian people.”

He pointed out that the world applies double standards, as it remains silent in the face of the crimes committed by “Israel” and its settlers, their repeated incursions into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the attacks on church property.

Khoury stressed the need for there to be immediate and serious action by the international community to provide protection for the Palestinian people, and to stop all forms of racist practices pursued by the Israeli government.

He added that the fascism of this racist government poses a threat to all international efforts to end the conflict and achieve peace and justice.

Khoury called on the heads and patriarchs of churches in the world to play their role and put pressure on their governments and demand that they hold Israeli war criminals accountable and provide protection for the Palestinian people and all Islamic and Christian holy places.

It is worth noting that this is not the first attack carried out by settlers against the Armenian Patriarchate. Previously, extremist groups wrote racist slogans on the walls of the Patriarchate.

A number of young men were also subjected to pepper spray by extremist settlers, in addition to an attack on a monk in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.