Augustine United Church
Sunday 20 July, 5:00pm
His Eminence Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia from the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, also known by his own name, Atallah Hanna, will speak on the current situation facing Palestinians in Israel, the acceleration of Israel’s forced population transfers and the Israeli Government’s latest efforts to divide Christian and Muslim citizens of Israel.
Atallah Hanna is one of the authors of the Kairos Palestine Declaration, which articulates the Palestinian Christians’ call for justice for all Palestinians and for international solidarity ‘in order to accelerate the achievement of justice, peace and reconciliation’.
Atallah Hanna criticised “Israeli attempts to present this conflict as a Jewish-Moslem religious conflict… [Israel] is irritated by the growing Christian voices raised on the Palestinian issue… the Church in Palestine is… deeply rooted in this land and the Arab Palestinian Christians and Moslems who live in it.”
This Easter, Israel again prevented most Palestinian Christians from attending religious ceremonies in Jerusalem, further diminishing the Palestinian presence.
“The Palestinian Right of Return is Non-negotiable”
Archbishop Atallah Hanna, co-author of Kairos Palestine Call
His full itinerary for the week long Scottish visit is:
Wednesday 16th July 7.30pm Dundee Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB
Saturday 19th July 5.00pm Glasgow Adelaides, 209 Bath St, G2 4HZ
Sunday 20th July 5.00pm Edinburgh Augustine Church, George IV Bridge EH1 1EL
Atallah Hanna’s other engagements in Scotland:
Tuesday 15th July Meeting with Scottish Christian leaders hosted by Church of Scotland
Edinburgh
Wednesday 16 July 11.00am Event in Dunblane Cathedral
Thursday 17th July 7.00 for 7.30pm Meeting for Palestinians in Scotland (Arabic) St John’s Church Hall, Princes Street/Lothian Rd, Edinburgh Followed by iftar (9.50)
Friday 18th July 7.00pm Meeting with Scottish imams. Ahl Al Bait Society, 25 Woodside Place, Glasgow G3 7QL
Archbishop Atallah Hanna’s Scottish tour is hosted jointly by:
Church of Scotland
Iona Community
Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Christian Aid Scotland
Edinbiurgh Peace and Justice Centre
