Saturday, December 9, 2017

December 9, 2017 -- Coptic Pope cancels meeting with VP Mike Pence

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: Egypt’s Coptic Church head Pope Tawadros II canceled a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence in Cairo set for later this month in protest at Washington’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the church said Saturday.
US President Donald Trump’s decision “did not take into account the feelings of millions of Arab people,” the church said in a statement, adding it decided not to receive Pence when he visits Egypt.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-coptic-pope-rejects-pence-meeting-over-jerusalem/

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