Bethlehem Mayor Maher Nicola Canawati, along with several members of the Municipal Council, participated in the national meeting held under the title: “Despite the Rubble, Resilience Takes Root and Strengthens in the Face of the Occupier.”
The meeting was sponsored by the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs, with the participation of the governorates of Bethlehem, Hebron, and Ramallah. Representatives of national, political, religious, media, tribal, security, and economic figures from across the country were also in attendance.
This meeting came within the framework of affirming the unity of the Palestinian people, both Christians and Muslims, rejecting all attempts to sow discord or undermine social cohesion, and confronting all attempts by the occupation to undermine national unity and sow division and discord among our people.
Attendees emphasized the importance of preserving Palestinian national unity as a basis for confronting Israeli challenges and attacks, emphasizing that respect for religions and holy sites is an integral part of Palestinian identity, and that confronting any abuse of this coexistence is a national, legal, and societal responsibility. The meeting’s outcomes emphasized the need to maintain unity, enforce the law against anyone who attempts to undermine the national fabric, and confront the occupation’s attempts to exploit internal events to undermine the stability and national cohesion of our society.