"Thanks to all the parties involved in this important outcome. I hope it'll be immediately respected by the parties and all the hostages will finally be able to go home to hug their loved ones again"

While some Jewish leaders condemned the pope’s recent remarks on Israel, others believe that Catholic-Jewish relations can survive the current tension.

Rome's chief Jewish rabbi on Thursday sharply criticised Pope Francis over the pontiff's recent ramping up of criticism against Israel's military campaign in Gaza, in an unusually forceful speech during an annual Catholic-Jewish dialogue event.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticisms of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave "very serious and shameful".

Pope Francis urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, expressing gratitude to mediators and calling for increased humanitarian aid

Abetting the global campaign to demonize the Jewish state, the pontiff endangered the lives of Jews but got the Gazans no closer to “the day after.”

"Dear Pope Francis, your words and actions regarding the State of Israel are not just disappointing but represent a historical danger to Jewish communities. You have lent papal authority to

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Rome's Chief Rabbi Criticises Pope Francis Over Israel Remarks By Joshua McElwee ROME (Reuters) - Rome's chief Jewish rabbi on Thursday sharply criticised Pope Francis over the pontiff's recent ...

ROME, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Rome's chief Jewish rabbi on Thursday sharply criticised Pope Francis over the pontiff's recent ramping up of criticism against Israel's military campaign in Gaza ...

He appeared to reference deaths caused by the winter cold in Gaza, where there is no electricity. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Via Shutterstock) Rome's chief Jewish rabbi on Thursday sharply criticized Pope Francis over the pontiff's recent ramping up of criticism against Israel's military campaign in Gaza, in an ...