Omo, you no go believe wetin dey happen for Bethlehem as Christmas dey come around!

About thirty people gather wey be clergy from different churches come together on Christmas Eve to carry wahala matter for head. Dem dey stand with nativity scene and big Christmas tree for Payrow Plaza, and their message nah serious one wey concern the Palestinian people. Naija people sabi say when pastors dey talk am, e fit change things!

Dem don issue statement wey strong, say make everybody remember the Palestine wey dey suffer because of wetin dey happen for Israel. The Very Rev. John Stratton, one big pastor for the Cathedral Church of the Nativity, talk say Christmas dey remind us of the original Bethlehem as we need to face the reality of wetin Palestinians dey go through. Na true talk because Jesus wey we dey celebrate come from that area!

Dis year, since Hamas carry wahala come, Israel don dey bomb Palestinians like say dem no dey exist. Stratton talk say between 2023 to now, over 18,000 children don die from these problems. Wetin be this kind gory story wey people no fit keep quiet about? Dem dey call for more people to join this matter, especially Christians wey suppose know better!

The clergy gree say everybody wey dey suffer under these bombs deserve respect and better life, irrespective of their religion. They even add say the United Nation don talk say wetin Israel dey do fit count as genocide. Na wetin dem call “genocide,” my people!

Stratton don talk say as Christians, dem dey part of this matter. Dem don let some heretical ideas spoil the true meaning of the Gospel and now dem kon dey use am as excuse to allow wahala happen to Palestinian Christians wey dey suffer same plight.

Nagi Latefa wey be local activist chop join mouth on this matter, talk say inaction and silence dey lead to complicity. E encourage people to talk about Palestine during holiday time, say na our humanity we need dey realize as we dey celebrate this festive season!

Scot J. Dressler, wey be campus minister, talk say him don see as many churches for U.S. dey ignore the suffering of Palestinians. E complain say instead of support, some dey use Bible as shield to justify the wrong things wey dey happen. Na so, he dey appeal say make we stand together against the bad things wey dey happen to Palestinians.

Dem also remind us about the original message of Christmas wey dey show hope and light for the world. E fit be, dem wan make this Christmas season a true season of giving by standing with those wey dey suffer.

As November 29 don pass, we dey hear say over 70,000 Palestinians don die since war start. Wetin be this madness? Bethlehem clergy don put dem life on the line to make sure other people no forget the plight of their namesake, and we dey watch closely as dis matter unfold.