JERUSALEM, April 23, 2011 (WAFA) – Israeli police Saturday used force to prevent Christians from reaching the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem’s Old City to celebrate Holy Saturday, according to local sources.
The police set up barricades on roads leading to the Holy Sepulcher, where thousands of Christians gather waiting for the Holy Fire to come out around noon.
Dimitri Diliani, director of the National Christian Collation in the
“Religious oppression by
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad joined hundreds of Christians in Ramallah who were not able to reach
Boy scouts participated in the march that included, in addition to Fayyad and other Palestinian officials, religious leaders and hundreds of Christians. The procession started in the center of Ramallah and marched to a nearby church where prayers were held.
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