West Bank Christians barred from Jerusalem on Palm Sunday

West Bank Christians barred from Jerusalem on Palm Sunday

Palestinian Christians in the occupied West Bank observed Palm Sunday with restricted celebrations, as the Israeli army stopped them from entering Jerusalem to celebrate at its holy sites.  In cities such as Bethlehem, Jericho, Ramallah, Nablus, and Jenin, churches following the Eastern, Western, and Armenian calendars restricted Palm Sunday celebrations to masses and prayers only, according to the Anadolu Agency. In Jerusalem, Palm Sunday servi…

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Israel blocks 50,000 West Bank Palestinians from entering al-Quds on Christian feast day

Israel prevents tens of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank from entering al-Quds to celebrate a Christian festivity at the city’s churches.

Israeli authorities imposed severe restrictions on Palestinian Christians attempting to access Jerusalem for the Palm Sunday celebrations, as reported by the WAFA news agency on April 13. These military measures and restrictions on freedom of movement affect participation in one of the most important dates on the Christian calendar. Father Ibrahim Faltas, vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land, stated that only 6,000 of the approximately 50,000 C…

Israel denies thousands of Palestinian Christians access to occupied Jerusalem for Palm Sunday

Israeli authorities allowed only 6,000 Palestinian Christians to attend religious services marking Jesus's entry to Jerusalem before his crucifixion

West Bank Christians mark Palm Sunday as Israel blocks access to Jerusalem

Festivities limited to prayers as Israel bars thousands from entering Jerusalem amid ongoing war on Gaza - Anadolu Ajansı