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ra.’ det - page three thodox Arcltimatrite of Jerwalem Ignatius Polykarpiuse This dynamie man was educated at the Teeologieal Seminary of Moscow, which is in full cottrol of the Communist Party. He is definitely one of those new Orthodox ieaders, who follow faithfully and effectively the Moscow line. He is a jCommuhist first. Under his guidance the Russian Palestine Society is now rebuilding al1 the Russian Convents, subsidizes all the monasteries, ehbsidizes all the Parishes and maintains the best possible relations with the lower Avab-Orthodox clergy. It ús distributing a whole new religious litterature, kbly books wrinted in Moscow; they are given so cheap that they are pushing out the Greek books Írom the tharket, These books, while they are nob directly selling the Communis¥ line, are nevertheless selling the Alex#j Chuinch, with the avowed aim, at promoting Ignatius Polykarpius to be the next Patfiarch of Jerusalem, What this tliis would mean in the whole arzu, including the Arab lends, can b well imagined. The role of the Soviet Ambagsador in Israel, Pavel Ivanovich Yershov is worth mentioning, He and his whole staft assist with fervour to the services of the Russian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, and thgs help greatly the ope ations of Ignataus Polykeuroluse Of all the namesi mentioned, ond 11 the orgenizutions enumerated, this ovserver feels that the most importent, in fact tee key person, is Ignatius Polykarpiwse He has been able so far to stay out of the Gimelight. With his vast financiel and diplos matic meas, he Deena h wey beypnd Israel, in fact to subvert th neur Basi) His potemticlities in the whole area should not be underestimated Dre—Snek, who shoyld not be underrated, is after all limited to th-Jewss he-wiltnever gyin Arab followings Unfortunately te Ssune thing cen not be did of Ignatius Potykar= piuse are. ; é ke ú ae hyd ; br ve A | F (Ae ae 33] Y = ee oH | tg i | A oe pe Og 3 i esti d in in ele X : jo
