For Immediate Release – July 4th, 2014
In a recently released video on YouTube, the Grand Sunni
Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun named the Turkish government, as the
guilty party behind the kidnapping of both the Greek and Syriac Orthodox
Archbishops of Aleppo. As per the Grand Mufti, Turkey’s motive seems to be
connected to the issue of confiscated Christian properties, and the possibility
of the Syriac Church returning its Patriarchate seat back to the city of
Antioch.
Abducted last April, outside the village of Kfar Dael, the
Antiochian Greek Archbishop Boulos Yazigi and Assyrian Archbishop Yohanna
Ibrahim remain missing. In the video, Mufti Hassoun says, “…if I wanted to
historically judge, I will judge both Erdogan and Davutoglu that they are the
kidnappers of the Archbishops”. He claims that the Turkish government used a
Chechen Terrorist organization connected to the Turkish Intelligence Services,
to abduct the two Archbishops.
SEE FULL VIDEO BELOW
This is not the first time reports of Turkish involvement in
the Kidnapping of Aleppo’s Archbishops have come to light. The question,
however, is what if anything will happen with this new information? The
Greek-American Lobby is just coming off a major legislative victory with its
allies, the Armenians. Operation Antioch is proud to say that all three leading
Greek-American organizations (AHEPA, HALC, and AHI) advocated hard to pass the
Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act (HR 4347).
The bill, which was recently passed by the U.S. House
Committee on Foreign Affairs, requires the United States monitor the return of
confiscated Greek, Armenian, and Assyrian properties in Turkey and Occupation
Northern Cyprus.
Operation Antioch, therefore, asks all Hellenes to contact
these organizations. Congratulate them on their recent victory and tell them to
continue their good work. Ask our lobby
to lead the way, and campaign for the release of both Archbishops. An
opportunity awaits us, to not only build stronger relations with Assyrian
America, but also a chance to show Antiochian Greeks that Hellenism has not
forgotten them.
Contact Information
AHEPA (The American Hellenic Educational Progressive
Association)
(202) 232-6300
ahepa@ahepa.org
(202) 232-6300
ahepa@ahepa.org
AHI (The American Hellenic Institute)
(202)-785-8430
Georgea Polizos, Legislative Director
georgea@ahiworld.org
(202)-785-8430
Georgea Polizos, Legislative Director
georgea@ahiworld.org
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For more information on what is happening to the ethnic Greeks of the Levant and what you can do,
Visit our blog at http://operationantioch.blogspot.com
Learn more about the organizers of Operation Antioch
http://daimonesofhellenism.blogspot.com
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