{"id":59108,"date":"2025-08-16T14:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T14:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=59108"},"modified":"2025-08-16T14:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T14:40:10","slug":"bishop-zaidan-commends-president-trumps-acknowledgment-of-starvation-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bishop-zaidan-commends-president-trumps-acknowledgment-of-starvation-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Bisschop Zaidan prijst de erkenning van hongersnood in Gaza door president Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/storage\/image\/img-6068.jpeg?ssl=1\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; max-width: 100%\" \/><br \/>\n  <span style=\"text-align: right; font-style: italic;\">Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles serves as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops\u2019 Committee on International Justice and Peace. \/ Credit: Joe Bukuras\/CNA<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 1, 2025 \/ 14:15 pm (CNA).<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops\u2019 Committee on International Justice and Peace, expressed approval of U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s recent comments recognizing starvation in Gaza.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI commend President Trump for acknowledging that starvation is happening in Gaza, especially affecting children,\u201d Zaidan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/news\/2025\/bishop-zaidan-commends-president-acknowledging-starvation-gaza-and-urges-administration?utm_source=hootsuite&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_term=\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">wrote in a July 31 statement<\/a>, adding: \u201cAnd I urge him to demand the immediate expansion of humanitarian assistance through all channels in Gaza.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Zaidan, who leads the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/262979\/bishop-zaidan-calls-for-lasting-peace-in-the-holy-land-following-resumed-attacks-in-gaza\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">remained outspoken<\/a> in his calls for \u201clasting peace\u201d in the Holy Land.<\/p>\n<p>The Lebanese bishop\u2019s comments come after Trump told reporters during a meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland: \u201cWe\u2019ll be helping with the food \u2026 We\u2019re also going to make sure that they don\u2019t have barriers stopping people \u2026 We can save a lot of people. That\u2019s real starvation. I see it, and you can\u2019t fake that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> on Gaza: \u201cWe\u2019ll be helping with the food \u2026 We\u2019re also going to make sure that they don\u2019t have barriers stopping people \u2026 We can save a lot of people. That\u2019s real starvation. I see it, and you can\u2019t fake that.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zcFiVYCxrE\">pic.twitter.com\/zcFiVYCxrE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1949819811401273583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"drag-handle\" data-drag-handle=\"true\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zaidan further cited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/265589\/pope-leo-xiv-urges-full-respect-for-humanitarian-law-amid-food-crisis-in-gaza\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">remarks by the Holy Father <\/a>during the Angelus last Sunday: \u201cReflecting Christ\u2019s mandate in the Gospel to love one another, Pope Leo XIV\u2019s challenge to us is clear: \u2018We cannot pray to God as \u201cFather\u201d and then be harsh and insensitive towards others. Instead, it is important to let ourselves be transformed by his goodness, his patience, his mercy, so that his face may be reflected in ours as in a mirror.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leo\u2019s appeal came after an Israeli strike on Gaza\u2019s only Catholic parish left three dead and 15 wounded, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/265559\/exclusive-gaza-priest-injured-in-israeli-bombing-discusses-impact-on-parish-community\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">including the parish\u2019s pastor<\/a>, Father Gabriel Romanelli. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have said the strike was incidental, with Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein expressing the country\u2019s \u201cdeep regret over the damage to the Holy Family Church in Gaza City and over any civilian casualties.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Zaidan expressed solidarity on behalf of the bishops\u2019 conference with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem; Gazan Christians; \u201cand all men and women of goodwill in the Holy Land, especially those suffering from unprovoked violence.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us pray that the Holy Spirit, creator and vivifier, may infuse fraternal love into the hearts and minds of peoples of all faiths living in the lands of Our Lord\u2019s life, death, and glorious resurrection,\u201d Zaidan concluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/265731\/bishop-zaidan-commends-president-trumps-acknowledgment-of-starvation-in-gaza\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/265731\/bishop-zaidan-commends-president-trumps-acknowledgment-of-starvation-in-gaza<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles serves as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops\u2019 Committee on International Justice and Peace. \/ Credit: Joe Bukuras\/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 1, 2025 \/ 14:15 pm (CNA). Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan, chairman of the U.S. Conference of [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":60613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-59108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bishop-Zaidan-commends-President-Trumps-acknowledgment-of-starvation-in-Gaza.webp?fit=800%2C600&quality=75&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9980,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bishop-zaidan-condemns-any-targeting-of-civilians-at-holy-family-school-in-gaza\/","url_meta":{"origin":59108,"position":0},"title":"Bishop Zaidan condemns \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcany targeting of civilians\u2019 at Holy Family School in Gaza","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"september 18, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Palestinian women react as they look at the badly damaged Latin Patriarchate Holy Family School after it was reportedly hit during Israeli military bombardment in Gaza City on July 7, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. \/ Credit: Omar AL-QATTAA\/AFP via Getty\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1726631817_gettyimages-2160441856.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&quality=80&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1726631817_gettyimages-2160441856.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&quality=80&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1726631817_gettyimages-2160441856.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&quality=80&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1726631817_gettyimages-2160441856.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&quality=80&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50807,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-responsibility-dialogue-to-end-escalating-israel-iran-violence\/","url_meta":{"origin":59108,"position":1},"title":"Pope Leo XIV calls for responsibility, dialogue to end escalating Israel-Iran violence","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juni 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Smoke billows from an explosion in southwest Tehran on June 16, 2025. 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