Originally published at National Catholic Register
When asked what Christians can do outside the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa responded: ‘Pray and support.’
The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has indicated that for now a two-state solution to end the war between Israel and Hamas in the Holy Land is “not realistic.”
“My impression is that no one wants a wider conflict, but no one is able to stop it,” Cardinal Pizzaballa told EWTN News’ Colm Flynn in an exclusive interview. “Now you need something new, creative, I don’t know what; but all the previous agreements, ideas, the prospective two-state solution, everything is not realistic now,” the cardinal explained.
Cardinal Pizzaballa said the war between Israel and Hamas that has been underway since Oct. 7, 2023, is the worst period the people of the Holy Land have experienced in the last 35 years.
“Not only for the violence … but the proportion, the impact, also the emotional impact on the population, Israelis and Palestinians, and now in Lebanon, which is enormous,” he added.
Following the deadly Hamas incursion into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel responded with a major military operation in Gaza, which has also involved Iran and Lebanon.
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