Only 6,000 permits were issued to West Bank Christians this year, despite the community numbering around 50,000 across the Palestinian territories.
ISTANBUL: Israeli authorities on Saturday blocked Christian worshippers’ access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in occupied Jerusalem when they tried to mark Holy Saturday , a sacred day in Easter weekend celebrations.
Wafa reported that Israeli authorities barred thousands of Christians from the occupied West Bank from entering Jerusalem for the occasion, enforcing strict permit requirements for both Muslim and Christian Palestinians. “Israeli forces erected military checkpoints and enforced heavy restrictions across Jerusalem’s Old City, preventing large numbers of Palestinian Christians and pilgrims from reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,” it said.
Yet, once again, the Israeli occupation has turned this spiritual occasion into a militarized ordeal, obstructing worshippers and imposing heavy restrictions,” it said. “The international community must not remain silent in the face of these discriminatory and repressive measures. Freedom of worship in Jerusalem must be upheld for Palestinian Christians and Muslims.”
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