“Our first thoughts and prayers are focused above all on what has happened in the last few weeks,” says the document, which the Pope gave to those present because he could not be read due to a slight cold, according to the director of the institute the Vatican press office, Matteo Bruni.
No weapons, no terrorism, no war!, says the text, in which Francis states that “compassion, justice and dialogue are the appropriate means to build peace,” and also refers to his concern about the spread of anti-Semitic statements I strongly condemn it.”
“In any case not in the face of the sudden wave of revenge and the madness of hatred and war,” the Bishop of Rome added in his appeal to European rabbis.
Last Sunday, after completing the traditional Angelus prayer, Francis called for a ceasefire in this conflict to stop the escalation of the war and allow international aid to reach the Gaza Strip to help the wounded and victims. Aid is reaching Palestinians in the area “where the humanitarian situation is very serious.” Given the serious situation in the Middle East and the increasing Israeli bombing of the Palestinian population, Pope Francis warned last Wednesday of a possible global escalation while showing his trust in human wisdom to prevent it.
In an interview with the Italian television news program TG1, he claimed: “Every war is a defeat, nothing is solved with war, nothing, everything is won with peace, with dialogue.”
Regarding the paths to a solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine, the Pope expressed the view that they are “two peoples who must live together” and reiterated the validity of the 1993 Oslo Accords for a lasting solution with the “Two States” formula. well-limited and Jerusalem with a special status.”
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