The head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church has canceled a meeting with Vice President Mike Pence after the U.S. officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Reuters reports.
Pope Tawadros II, the leader of the Egyptian church, said in a statement that President Donald Trump “did not take into account the feelings of millions of Arab people” when he decided to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
“The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church declines to receive American Vice President Mike Pence,” the statement said, adding that the church would pray for “wisdom … to address all issues that impact peace for the people of the Middle East.”
The Coptic churches’ decision to not meet with Pence came hours after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas also said it would not meet with Pence when the vice president travels to Israel and Egypt later in December.
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