Roman Catholic Pope's message on the X-mas day

Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas Day message to call for "peace for Jerusalem" and dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians.
Acknowledging "growing tensions" between them, he urged a "negotiated solution... that would allow the peaceful co-existence of two states".
US President Donald Trump recently announced that America recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The controversial move drew international condemnation.
Last week, UN members decisively backed a non-binding resolution that said any decisions regarding the status of Jerusalem were "null and void" and must be cancelled.
Palestinians want East Jerusalem as their future capital, and all countries currently keep their embassies in Tel Aviv.
The Roman Catholic leader gave his Urbi et Orbi speech, which in Latin means "To the city and world", in Saint Peter's Square.
"On this festive day let us ask the lord for peace for Jerusalem and for all the Holy Land," he told the crowd.
"Let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can finally be reached, one that would allow the peaceful co-existence of two states within mutually agreed and internationally recognized borders."

It should bee noted that Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem has never been recognised internationally and, according to the 1993 Israel-Palestinian peace accords, the final status of Jerusalem is meant to be discussed in the latter stages of peace talks.
Since 1967, Israel has built a dozen settlements, home to about 200,000 Jews, in East Jerusalem. These are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
Map showing key holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City
The pontiff's speech touched on other pressing international issues, from the migration crisis to the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, from Venezuela to North Korea. Pope Francis spoke about the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar without uttering the 'R' word, again displaying his cowardice. As I have noted many times, it is silly to believe that Myanmar would have a change of heart with soft talks. The  mass killing, genocidal Buddhists of Myanmar from Suu Kyi down to an ordinary Magh are savages who can only be tamed by punishing their leaders in the Hague.

So, for Francis to think that Suu Kyi and Myanmar's genocidal and rapist military would change their murderous policies that have helped them to eliminate Rohingya and other Muslim minorities from Myanmar, esp. Arakan state, is simply ludicrous! He should have been advised better to stop the genocide of the Rohingya.

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