Pope cautions against ‘unfair’ Middle East peace plans

ROME — Pope Francis has cautioned towards “unfair” options aimed toward ending the battle between Israelis and Palestinians.

In a speech Sunday throughout a visit to the Italian southern port city of Bari to mirror on peace in nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, Francis lamented the various areas of warfare and battle, including within the Center East and Northern Africa.

Francis spoke of “the nonetheless unresolved battle between Israelis and Palestinians, with the hazard of not truthful options, and, thus, presaging new crises.”

The pope didn’t cite any particular proposals.

A brand new U.S. peace plan would let Israel annex all of its settlements together with the strategic Jordan Valley. It might give the Palestinians restricted autonomy in several chunks of territory with a capital on the outskirts of Jerusalem, however provided that they meet stringent circumstances.

In the identical speech, Francis took a swipe at populist politics. “It scares me once I hear some speeches by some leaders of the new forms of popularism,″ he stated. He also lamented that waves of refugees fleeing conflicts, local weather change penalties and different adversity are “depicted as an invasion.”

Among the many prelates gathered for his speech in Bari’s Pontifical Basilica of St. Nicholas have been churchmen from the Balkans, Jerusalem and Algeria.

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