ISRAEL
Arutz Sheva
By Uzi Baruch
First Publish: 5/10/2016
Gabriel Naddaf, an Israeli Greek Orthodox priest, has responded to recent accusations against him, which arose after he was chosen to light a torch for Independence Day.
“As the torch-lighting ceremony approaches, my enemies are crossing the lines of decency, and increasing their libels and horror stories about me,” he said.
“This is a soldier who was convicted and served time in prison for throwing an IDF grenade during a civilian dispute, and they are trying to use this absurd testimony to darken my name?” he added. “It won’t do them any good; I won’t be dissuaded and I will continue working to encourage Christian soldiers to join the IDF.”
Father Naddaf explained that he underwent polygraph tests twice. “I denied any harassment and left, being truthful of course.”
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