Invitation to anniversary of the death of Jerusalem Archbishop who smuggled weapons to terrorists is posted by on Fatah’s official Facebook page “under the patronage of… Mahmoud Abbas”
Text and image posted on the official Fatah Facebook page
The image shows a picture of late Greek Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem Hilarion Capucci, who exploited his position to smuggle weapons to Palestinian terrorists. Capucci is wearing a scarf in the colors of the Palestinian flag. To the left of Capucci is another picture of him and below it a church. In the upper left corner is the Fatah logo that includes a grenade, crossed rifles, and the PA map of “Palestine.”
Text at top of image: "The Palestinian National Liberation Movement Fatah"
Text at bottom of image: "Heroic Martyr (Shahid) [Greek Catholic] Archbishop [of Jerusalem] Hilarion Capucci"
Posted text: "Fatah invites you to participate in marking the first anniversary of the death of [Greek Catholic] Archbishop [of Jerusalem Hilarion] Capucci
The Fatah Movement Commission for Arab and China Relations, under the patronage of [PA] President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, invites you to participate in the first annual memorial ceremony of the self-sacrificing fighter (Fida'i) and fighter for freedom, Archbishop of Jerusalem Hilarion Capucci.
The ceremony will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening, Jan. 17, 2018."
Hilarion Capucci – former Greek Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem who exploited his status as a religious leader to smuggle weapons to Palestinian terrorists. He was arrested in 1974 and sentenced to 12 years in prison. He was released in 1977 due to the Vatican’s intervention. In October 2013, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas awarded him the Star of Jerusalem Medal. Capucci died on Jan. 1, 2017.
The image shows a picture of late Greek Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem Hilarion Capucci, who exploited his position to smuggle weapons to Palestinian terrorists. Capucci is wearing a scarf in the colors of the Palestinian flag. To the left of Capucci is another picture of him and below it a church. In the upper left corner is the Fatah logo that includes a grenade, crossed rifles, and the PA map of “Palestine.”
Text at top of image: "The Palestinian National Liberation Movement Fatah"
Text at bottom of image: "Heroic Martyr (Shahid) [Greek Catholic] Archbishop [of Jerusalem] Hilarion Capucci"
Posted text: "Fatah invites you to participate in marking the first anniversary of the death of [Greek Catholic] Archbishop [of Jerusalem Hilarion] Capucci
The Fatah Movement Commission for Arab and China Relations, under the patronage of [PA] President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, invites you to participate in the first annual memorial ceremony of the self-sacrificing fighter (Fida'i) and fighter for freedom, Archbishop of Jerusalem Hilarion Capucci.
The ceremony will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening, Jan. 17, 2018."
Hilarion Capucci – former Greek Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem who exploited his status as a religious leader to smuggle weapons to Palestinian terrorists. He was arrested in 1974 and sentenced to 12 years in prison. He was released in 1977 due to the Vatican’s intervention. In October 2013, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas awarded him the Star of Jerusalem Medal. Capucci died on Jan. 1, 2017.