Wednesday, October 24, 2018
In a news statement issued on Wednesday, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, strongly condemned Israeli occupation forces assault on Egyptian Coptic monks and arresting at least one during a protest against the restoration of an ancient monastery in Jerusalem believed to belong to the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church.

Dr. Allam clearly rejected the Israeli attempts to Judaize Jerusalem and tamper with its Arab Islamic identity. "We do support the Palestinians' endeavors to restore their usurped lands and defending Jerusalem, Palestine's eternal capital," Dr, Allam confirmed.

The Grand Mufti further called upon the international community, Arab-Muslim world, UN organizations and concerned authorities to interfere and stop the Israeli provocations constantly on rise against Jerusalem, clergy men and Palestinians.