ISRAEL
Times of Israel
BY TAMAR PILEGGI May 8, 2016
An Israeli Greek Orthodox priest who heads a initiative aimed at integrating Israeli Christian Arabs into the Israel Defense Forces, was accused of sexually harassing young people who sought his help, a TV report said Sunday.
Channel 2 aired recordings and transcripts of conversations allegedly between Father Gabriel Naddaf and a series of unidentified young men — including both Israeli soldiers and Palestinians — in which the priest appeared to promise to help them in exchange for sexual favors.
None of the young men has lodged official complaints with authorities, the report noted.
Naddaf, who has been named as one of the ceremonial torch lighters at the state’s Independence Day ceremony in Jerusalem next week, firmly denied the allegations against him, and questioned the timing of the report’s publication.
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