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Topic:  Christians, Muslims Get Support from Egypt 
 
Contact: 
Fr. Raed Awad Abussahlin 
The Latin (Catholic) Patriarchate of Jerusalem 
(972-2) 628-2323 
Email: latinpat@actcom.co.il 
Website: http://members.nbci.com/nonviolence/Raed/Olive/Branches.html 
 
 
JERUSALEM,  November 26, 2000--Following is the text of a statement of 
solidarity 
received today by the Muslim and Christian communities here from their 
counterparts in 
Egypt: 
 
"Declaration of the joint meeting of Muslim Imams  
and Bishops and Clergy  
of the different denominations of the churches in Egypt  
who met 24th October 2000 in Al Azhar.   
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the sad situation 
in Jerusalem and other parts of Palestine.                                    
     
 
 
"November 2000 
 
"Out of the common human values between Islam and Christianity which defend 
human dignity and rights, Al Azhar and the Christian Churches in Egypt reject 
the aggression of Israel on the Palestinians and their properties and the 
unjust and murders of the innocent.  
 
"We Muslim and Christian leaders reject and denounce the inhuman practices of 
the 
Israeli Army on Islamic and Christian Holy places in the Palestinian cities, 
especially El Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.  
 
"We, the Islamic and Christian leaders agreed unanimously that all the 
Israeli aggressive practices against the Palestinians is against all human 
rights, religions and all international laws.  We plead to all nations and 
governments of the world and all international organizations to intervene 
immediately to stop the Israeli wild attacks on Palestinians and to withdraw 
from the occupied territories allowing the Palestinians to have their rights 
in resisting Israeli occupation and establishing their independent country 
with Jerusalem as its capital.  
 
"We appeal to the leaders of the Arab and Islamic and all nations, 
governments all over the world,  the leaders of the Churches and 
international organizations that work in human relief to offer their urgent 
humanitarian help and support to the Palestinians as they face all kinds of 
humiliation and starvation by the Israeli Government."  
 
 
Signed by:

Sheikh of Al Azhar, Dr. Said Tantawi,  
 
Bishop Mouneer H. Anis of the Anglican Church in Egypt and North Africa, 
 
Bishop Yohanna Kolta representing  
Patriarch Estaphenous II of the Roman Catholic Church in Egypt, 
 
Bishop Moses representing  
Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt. 
 
 
 
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