As Malaysian Muslims openly rallied in solidarity with those caught in the Jerusalem tussle last Friday, a church leader said today that Christians too are also showing solidarity but within their churches.

Council of Churches Malaysia general-secretary Hermen Shastri told reporters that most churches here share the United Nation's (UN) position on the question of Jerusalem with regards to rights of the Palestinians and Israelis to their homelands.

"The Vatican and the World Council of Churches are in solidarity when it comes to the Christians that are in Israel and Palestine.

"Many of the Christian leaders, the Bishops and all that, many of them are Palestinians," said Hermen...