sentences:  In the 1950s, while he was archbishop of Galilee, the future patriarch was involved in the fate of the Palestinians of the two depopulated Christian villages of Kafr Bir'im and Iqrit.He alerted the Vatican and other Church authorities about the expulsion of the villagers, and lobbied for their return.A number of sources have quoted Maximos V as having said ""the Arab League had issued orders exhorting the people to seek a temporary refuge in neighboring countries."