UAE to finance restoration of Church of the Nativity

ABU DHABI, April 29, 2002. /From RIA Novosti correspondent Igor Kuznetsov/--The United Arab Emirates shall finance restoration works at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity and the nearby Omar Mosque, both of which were damaged by Israeli fire, told journalists Sheikh Hamdan al-Nahayan, the State Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Red Crescent Society of the UAE.

Instructed by the UAE president, the Red Crescent Society has already discussed the issue with the Palestinian authorities. It was decided that repairs and restoration works would begin immediately after the pullout of Israeli troops from Bethlehem.

Sheikh Hamdan reminded journalists that Moslems had always respected and protected Christian shrines. Omar bin Khattab, the second Arab Caliph who ruled in the 7th century A.D., guaranteed inviolability of Christian churches and temples, and this rule was closely observed for centuries, he said. The minister added that no one had ever violated these historical and religious shrines in the entire history.

Moslem History is a LIE... All one must do is look at the Christian sites in Kosovo, all most all have been desecrated or destroyed by the moslems in that country. Also look at Bosnia, same problem, or how about hindu and buddist sites in most of south east asia, Pakistan, Afganistan, Burma, the list goes on and on. Go back furthur in history and one can locate christian and jewish sites that have been destroyed by the moslems and their own "holy" sites built on top of the ruins of other religion's holy sites. Read on the history of Spain and the spread of the so called early Islam, all of it was spread by the sword. Fact is the religion of Islam is INTOLERANT of other religions. Non Islamic religions are not allowed to be taught or proselited in almost all of the Islamic world. Better, they are persecuted in almost all Islamic countries. Can anyone name a single Islamic country that is tolerant? I think not... Remember...Liberty or death.

SEPTEMBER 10, 1975 The Christian village of Deir Ashash in the north of Lebanon was attacked. Elderly priests were slaughtered and all the people were forced to leave their homes. Syrian responsibility

SEPTEMBER 11, 1975 The Christian village of Beit Millat was attacked. Seven people were killed, and ten were kidnaped. Syrian responsibility

OCTOBER 9, 1975 The Christian village of Tal Abbas-Akkar, in the north of Lebanon was attacked. Fifteen people were killed. The church was burned to provoke a sectarian war between the Lebanese. Syrian responsibility

JANUARY 21, 1976 - The Christian town of Damour in the south of Beirut was attacked. Two hundred and sixty people were massacred. The majority of the victims were women, children, and elderly. Palestinian responsibility

JUNE 13, 1976 The town of Shikka in the north of Lebanon was attacked. Thirty people were massacred. Among them were women, children and elderly. Palestinian responsibility

MARCH 16, 1977 The Druze leader Kamal Jumblaat was assassinated along with his bodyguards. Palestinian responsibility

OCTOBER 20, 1978 Tens of young people were killed and others kidnaped from the village Al-Kaa-, in Ras Beirut, and Jdeided el Fakiha. Syrian Secret Service responsibility

JUNE 30, 1978 - The Syrians shelled the Christian area of Beirut for 90 days. The shelling killed and injured hundreds of civilians and destroyed Beirut. Syrian responsibility

Sheikh Hamdan reminded journalists that Moslems had always respected and protected Christian shrines.

BS!
I was incredulous, until I saw the conditional restoration of the Omar mosque.
If any "repairmen" show up, I do hope the Israeli tanks are close behind them.

Parsing the statement of these mangy dogs is becoming a full time job.
I notice they neglected to say the Islam always has protected Jewish religious sites.
That was not an oversight.

I have a couple points to make here:

The United Arab Emirates shall finance restoration works at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity and the nearby Omar Mosque, both of which were damaged by Israeli fire,

As I recall, this is the mosque that was damaged when a pallie booby-trap exploded inside. It was not damaged by Israeli fire. And the damage to the Church of the Nativity has been done chiefly by the cretins inside, not by the Israelis.

The minister added that no one had ever violated these historical and religious shrines in the entire history.

Perhaps the minister would care to explain that abomination built by mohammedans that is currently (and hopefully, only temporarily) desecrating the Temple Mount.

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