Israeli police block Catholics from Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre.
Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path. World leaders have voiced concern after Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that police had intervened to block Pizzaballa “out of special concern for his safety,” claiming that “there was no malicious intent whatsoever.” What a crock of shit.
The statement noted that all holy sites in the Old City, which is home to Christian, Muslim and Jewish sacred sites, were closed to worshippers when the war broke out with Iran in February. The closure of the Straits of Hormuz by Iran pales in comparison to Israeli police blocking access to Jerusalem's holy sites by pilgrims of every religious faith.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that police had intervened to block Pizzaballa “out of special concern for his safety,” claiming that “there was no malicious intent whatsoever.” What a crock of shit.
The statement noted that all holy sites in the Old City, which is home to Christian, Muslim and Jewish sacred sites, were closed to worshippers when the war broke out with Iran in February. The closure of the Straits of Hormuz by Iran pales in comparison to Israeli police blocking access to Jerusalem's holy sites by pilgrims of every religious faith.
