Former US Rep. Justin Amash (L-MI), who was the only US House Member representing the Libertarian Party, announced today on Twitter/X that several of his relatives had been killed when Israel bombed Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church in Gaza today. Amash’s relatives, along with many others, were seeking shelter in the Church as Israel continues to flatten Gaza.
I was really worried about this. 😔 With great sadness, I have now confirmed that several of my relatives (including Viola and Yara pictured here) were killed at Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church in Gaza, where they had been sheltering, when part of the complex was destroyed as… pic.twitter.com/w5k1xEeTgF
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) October 20, 2023
As one commenter on Amash’s thread pointed out, Saint Porphyrius Church “symbolized coexistence. It’s worth noting that this church is located near the Jewish Quarter in Gaza as well.”
Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church is the third oldest existing Christian church in the world, standing very nearly since the time of Christ. Another commenter on Twitter added that “Gaza’s oldest church the Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius”…was a refuge for at least 380 civilians. At least 40 have been reported dead and more searches continue among the rubble.”
Earlier this week Israel is accused of bombing al-Shifa hospital in Gaza – the only Christian hospital in the Palestinian enclave – and hundreds have been reported killed in that attack. While Israel has denied responsibility for that bombing, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak told the BBC that Israel was “determined” to destroy the hospital.
Additionally, Israel today demanded the evacuation of yet another hospital in Gaza, the Al-Quds Hospital, claiming that it was also on the bombing list. As The Cradle reports, an evacuation is nearly impossible as “the hospital is treating over 400 patients and sheltering 12,000 displaced civilians.”
Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.
Bombing to rubble a church that had survived hundreds of years. I cannot find words………………………..
Israel destroyed the oldest church in Gaza which was also the third oldest church in the world. Israel won’t take responsibility for that, it will take irresponsibility for that. It will blame it on Hamas and Iran. That’s the same thing the USA will do.
Justin Amash had relatives killed there. The Media will say very little about it, it told people it felt sorry for Joe Lieberman’s relatives that were settlers in the Occupied Territories that put themselves at risk for displacing people living there before they did.
Once everything as over and done, nothing will happen. Massive amnesia will set in.
Biden will even forget who the president is.
I doubt that he can even count backwards from 10. He would have to squint his way reading the teleprompter.
Oct 21, 2023 Free Palestine Protest / Bay Ridge, Brooklyn NYC
Pro-Palestine protest started 2pm Saturday at 72nd St & 5th Ave. Numbers were in the thousands. No arrests were seen. Later around 6pm, protestors climbed on an MTA bus.
https://youtu.be/k-hh_2mllqU?si=ZXiDl4QZR1xnSpGC
The article says St. P was near the ‘Jewish Quarter’ in Gaza, which implies a Jewish presence in Gaza. If that’s the case, I have to wonder if any Gazan Jews were offered the Right of Return to Israel? If not, why not? On another tack, I wonder if there were a surge of Gazans who suddenly saw the light and wanted to convert to Judaism, would Israel welcome them with open arms? Would they then, as ‘settlers’, be given their own homes back to live in?