Archbishop: Palestinians "have been in this region for thousands of years,” Trump will not succeed in removing us

Headline: "Archbishop Hanna: Trump's despicable goal is to remove a rooted and native people from history and geography"

"While hosting a number of lecturers from Palestinian universities, [Greek] Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia Atallah Hanna said yesterday [Sept. 18, 2019]: [US President Donald] Trump's despicable and impossible goal lies in removing a rooted and native people from history and geography, and he is being helped in this by his staff, mercenaries, and collaborators in this region and other regions of our world.' The archbishop said that Trump and his allies will not succeed in removing our rooted and native people from history and geography, for we were here before they discovered America, we have been in this region for thousands of years already, and we will remain in it; and no tyrannical force in this world will succeed in erasing our existence, our rights, and the achievement of justice for our cause."