Palestine Media Center: Abbas dismisses Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
The "Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on Wednesday officially endorsing an earlier decision by the Council of Ministers for the dismissal of the ousted Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem Irineos 1, who has been embroiled in a battle over Jerusalem land deals with Israelis that have angered Palestinians," the Palestinian Media Center reported today.
The report said "The decree signed by Abbas stated, “We have decided to issue a decree to dismiss Irineos I from his position as the patriarch of Jerusalem and the Holy Land and to revoke all rights and privileges which go with this position."
