Jerusalem's Christian churches resist Israeli settlers

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 20, 2022 1:48 pm

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 III in Jerusalem's Old City, which is split into historic Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Armenian quarters.

Christian pilgrims light candles as they visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during Holy Week in Jerusalem's Old City on April 19, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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