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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (615156)6/6/2011 8:29:14 PM
From: Emile Vidrine  Respond to of 1586764
 
ISRAELI ATTACK ON CHRISTIANITY PART 2 OF 2
The Apostolic Delegation (protected by the Holy See)- occupied 18 May 1948.
Monastery of the German Benedictine Fathers (Dormition)- occupied 18 May
1948; used as one of the main bases for the attack on Jerusalem.
The English School at Mount Sion- occupied 18 May 1948.

Convent of St. John (Greek Orthodox)- occupied 18 May 1948; struck by a
mortar shell on 23 May 1948
St. Abraham convent struck by mortar fire on 23 May 1948
St. Spiridon convent struck by mortar fire on 23 May 1948

Convent of the Archangel (belonging to the Coptic Patriarchate) forming
part of the Holy Sepulcher struck by a mortar shell on 23 May 1948

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate hit by mortar shells on 23 & 24 May 1948
wounding many refugees

Franciscan Convent (St. Saviour) near the Holy Sepulcher hit by mortar
shells on 19, 23, 24, & 28 May 1948- orphanage damaged; general
secretariat damaged; many nearby houses destroyed; many sheltering
children killed and wounded

Latin Patriarche hit by mortar shelling on 23, 26, 27 & 28 May 1948
damaging the Patriarchal Palace, especially the Cathedral
Greek Catholic Patriarchate struck by mortar shells on 16 & 29 May 1948
damaging the building and wounding several people

Church of St. Mark (Syrian Orthodox)- struck by mortar shell killing the monk
Peter Saymy, secretary to the bishop, and wounding two others.
Zionists fired on Jerusalem from the Hebrew University, Hadassah Hospital
and from two synagogues located in the Old City.