“Pope Francisrest in the room. Let his memory be blessed ” – this is how he was referred to death pope On official accounts run by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on x, Facebook and Instagram services.
The death of Pope Francis. Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs deleted the entry with condolences
A photo was attached to the one after publishing the message Francis Before Jerusalem Wall of the crying During his visit to 2014. MSZ It later reported that the entries were announced “by mistake”.
Prezydent Israel Icchak Hercog He said goodbye on Monday pope by entry on the website X, in which he described Francis As “a man of deep faith and boundless compassion who devoted his life to the preservation of the poor and appeals for peace in this restless world.”
The Prime Minister of Israel Binjamin Netanyahu did not refer to the death of the Pope
So far to death pope Israel's prime minister did not refer to Binjamin Netanyahu nor the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon set.
“Israeli officials do not hide that this silence is directly related to recent statements pope regarding war and Gaza zones” – commented” Jerusalem Post “.
Francis Until the last days he condemned the war, appealed for peace, and paid attention to the tragic situation of civilians in Gauze zonehe also called for release Israeli hostages.
At the same time, he defined Israeli bombings in which children died in Gauze zoneas “cruelty, not war”, and reminded that according to some experts “what is happening in Gauze zonebears the features of genocide. “
Former ambassador to remove entries. “Wrong decision”
Authorities Israel They reject all accusations of breaking international law during the war. Franciszek and they alleged that he focused excessively on the criticism of Israel, without condemning the same terrorist power Hamasu.
Former Israel Ambassador at the Holy See Raphael protection However, he criticized the approach of Israeli diplomacy in an interview with “Jerusalem Post”.
“I think this is a wrong decision, we should not conduct such settlements after death,” he commented on the withdrawal of entries. He added that for outrageous for Israel statements Francis It was necessary to react diplomatically, but the silence of the death of a man who was a “spiritual leader for over a billion people is not a good message.”
It is not known whether the Israeli delegation will be present at the Saturday funeral of Francis in the Vatican. In mind Protection Israel should send his representative, and his absence would be “unfortunate” and would deepen the tension and a sense of insulation Jewish state.