Interaction with the words of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem in Gaza: "It will not turn into a tourist resort, and we will rebuild our lives anew"

Users of social media sites interacted with the words of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, during his presiding over a mass at the Holy Family Church in the city of Gaza on the occasion of Christmas.

The Cardinal Pizzaballa said during the mass: "After two years of war, we are still here. There were plans at the beginning of the war to turn Gaza into a tourist resort. Gaza will not turn into a tourist resort, and we will rebuild our lives anew as we wish."

The "Hashtag" program aired a clip from the Cardinal's sermon and reviewed some of the interactions on social media platforms with the Cardinal's words.

Among the comments, Maher Al-Masri wrote: "Israel tried to distort the image of the Palestinian people, whom it seeks to seize their land and ethnically cleanse them."

One of the biggest propaganda strategies used by Israel to distort the image of the Palestinian people is the claim that it is fighting Islamic terrorism and jihadists, while the reality is that Israel was fighting the Palestinian people regardless of their religion in order to seize their land and ethnically cleanse them.

For his part, Prince Hassan wrote:

Christians in the Holy Land celebrate Christmas despite the pain caused to them by Zionism, not Islam.

As for Nicholas Sawaya, he said that any attempt to plant hope and restore some normal life in the Gaza Strip deserves praise.

It is difficult to celebrate Christmas under the tragic conditions in Gaza, but any attempt to plant hope and restore some normal life deserves praise.

As for Gabriel, he directed a message to the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Hakabee:

Ambassador Hakabee missed this mass.. No resorts!

The writer Suzan Abu Al-Hawa wrote that the Cardinal's statements in Gaza are a rejection of "imperial plans".

The Catholic Patriarch in Gaza rejects imperial plans. And reconstruction will be with authentic Palestinian design.

For his part, journalist Paolo Moschetti indicated that the Cardinal's words in Gaza confirm that Christian institutions will remain standing alongside their inhabitants.

Pierbattista Pizzaballa is one of the most prominent Christian voices in the Holy Land today, and has held the position of Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since 2020. And now he is in Gaza, confirming that Christian institutions will remain standing alongside their inhabitants.