Questionable 99-year Land Lease by the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem | Ep. 261 - June 11, 2023

Hagop Djernazian - Questionable 99-year Land Lease by the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem | Ep. 261 - June 11, 2023

Topics:
* Intro to Armenians in Jerusalem
* Escalating violence on Armenians
* Intro to the Armenian Patriarchate
* On the contract of the 99-year lease and its consequences
* About the community protest movement
* What if the contract goes forward?

Guest:
* Hagop Djernazian - TW/@HDjernazian

Hosts:
* Katia Peltekian - TW/@KatiaPeltekian
* Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
* Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan

00:00 Intro to show
00:23 Intro to topic
00:41 Intro to guest Hagop Djernazian
00:55 Intro to Armenians in Jerusalem
02:57 Escalating violence on Armenians by Jewish extremists
04:45 Police unresponsive, violence reaching Armenian businesses
06:11 How is the Armenian patriarch elected?
07:03 Is Patriarchate autonomous from Etchmiadzin?
07:31 Role of the King of Jordan, President of Palestinian Authority, and Gov Israel
08:09 What is the effect of revoking their recognition?
09:02 Details of the contract of the 99-year lease
11:30 What will be the effect of this deal?
12:35 The finger pointing goes on
13:55 What have the Palestinians, Jordanians, Armenians tried to do about this?
15:39 About the unresponsive Patriarchate
17:04 Effect of the retraction of the recognition of the patriarch
18:15 Is there a process to impeach the patriarch?
18:42 Has there been a request for the patriarch to resign?
18:58 About the community protests movement
20:04 What does the movement hope to achieve?
20:43 What if the contract goes forward?
23:01 Is the real motivation of this lease the Judaization of the Armenian Quarters?
24:24 Is this treason? What are the consequences for the region?
25:41 Are there non-Armenians at the protests?
26:05 Closing comments

Episode 261 | Recorded: June 11, 2023
https://podcasts.groong.org/261