AsiaNews reports: Gaza (AsiaNews) – Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip and its occupation of Palestinian territories “are a source of humiliation for the [Palestinian] people”, and “undermine people’s lives”, said Fr Manawel Musallam, former parish priest at the Holy Family Church in Gaza. Speaking to AsiaNews, he said that Christians and Muslims are in the same boat, and suffer the same way. The Israeli government could “ease” its hold on Gaza and give a powerless population some breathing space. Yet, pressure by the international community on Israel has not changed things. “We are still under occupation and only when it ends will the situation improve,” Fr Musallam said. Read more here.
