In his remarks, Pope Francis stressed the importance of a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine regarding Jerusalem.
In his “Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) speech, the Pope said, “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 coexistence of two states within mutually agreed and internationally recognized borders.”
Additionally, Pope Francis said, “We see Jesus in the children of the Middle East who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.”
Furthermore, “Today, as the winds of war are blowing in our world … Christmas invites us to focus on the sign of the child and to recognize him in the faces of little children, especially those for whom, like Jesus, ‘there is no place in the inn.”
UN condemns Trump’s decision recognizing Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump announced that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
