The Governor of the Indonesian state of Tomohon welcomed Mr. Maher Canawati, the Palestinian businessman and member of the Bethlehem Municipal Council, in his own way. Since his arrival at the airport, he was received by members of the Indonesian Parliament and the mayor of the municipality and the convoy, accompanied by an escort from the Public Security, set out to the governorate’s headquarters and the traditional scout group was waiting for them. And the group of performers and those who played the Palestinian and Indonesian national anthems, Mr. Maher met with the governorate for half an hour. The meeting dealt with the political, tourism and economic situation in Palestine. After the meeting, they went to the meeting room, where a group of businessmen and those working in the tourism sector and Christian and Muslim clerics were waiting for them. With a guest close to their hearts, Mr. Maher gave a speech to the attendees, which met their admiration, namely:
From my small town there, on a hilltop and in a poor cave there was born Jesus Christ in my city Bethlehem. I came today as a son of this city and witness its message. I carry to you the greetings of its children and families and I carry to you the message of the teachings of our Lord Christ, glory be to him, the message of love, peace and coexistence. There in this city you feel With peace, you feel safe and secure, even if it is absent from the world and absent in the Middle East and the Arab countries, Syria, Egypt, but you will feel in the city of peace with security and safety, and today while I am among you, the message of peace began to flow among the peoples, so they forced their government to start anew in the peace process, which we ask God to This spot in my country is a symbol of coexistence between peoples of various religions, Christianity, Islam and Judaism. These peoples love peace, stemming from religious teachings. Today, from your beloved country, Indonesia, we invite you to be witnesses to the message of love and peace. And the city of Jerusalem to identify the sites of the heavenly messages, the Church of the Nativity, the place of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Church of the Resurrection, the Dome of the Rock, other religious sites, and all churches In Palestine and the Occupied Territories, you will be witnesses to the birth message.