Jerusalem's churches resist Israeli settlers

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 15, 2022 12:38 am

JERUSALEM: Churches in Jerusalem are up in arms against Jewish 'radicals' who are settling in the Christian Quarter and threatening a fragile religious balance in the ancient Holy City.

'We have a major problem here,' said Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus 3rd in Jerusalem's Old City, which is split into historic Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Armenian quarters.

PRIESTS WITH PALMS This April 10, 2022 file photo shows Roman Catholic clergy carrying palm branches as they circle the aedicule during the Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City. AFP PHOTO

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