Al Quds Archbishop says wall will fall in Bethlehem

According to Ma'an news agency, Archbishop Atallah Hanna, one of the highest-ranking Christian clergymen in Al Quds (Jerusalem), declared on Thursday in Bethlehem the West Bank wall would come down.

"This wall is racist," he said. "It will come down just like Berlin's."

Speaking at Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, Hanna threw his support behind the Palestinian right of return, saying it was "no less important and sacred for us than our rights in Al Quds (Jerusalem).

"Just as Al Quds (Jerusalem) will return to its owners, so too will Palestinian refugees return to their homeland," he added. "We will cling to our homeland... and not give up one drop of soil of our beloved city Al Quds (Jerusalem) despite all pressure and plots."

The archbishop was speaking to participants at a peace rally organized by the Holy Land Trust, which was attended by a number of Palestinian officials and several international Christian solidarity organizations.

"Whoever shows solidarity with our people express humanity, morals and genuineness," Hanna said, waving a Palestinian flag.