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This Easter, the government announced it had issued 6,000 permits, though there are 50,000 Christians – mostly Catholic or Greek Orthodox – living in the West Bank beyond East Jerusalem. However, in reality, just 4,000 were given, according to Christian leaders, and often only to a few members of each family who applied.

These permits are valid for just one week and do not allow the Palestinian pilgrims to stay in Jerusalem overnight, meaning they have to make the gruelling journey back to the West Bank by bus or taxi – crossing a multitude of army checkpoints – every evening, limiting the festivities they can take part in. A group from the village of Taybeh said the Israeli military still did not allow them to cross over to Jerusalem for Palm Sunday even though they had valid permits.

The few who do make it to the Old City have been met with increased police brutality in recent years. In April 2023, Palestinian Christian worshipers and international pilgrims were beaten by Israeli police and armed forces as they attempted to reach the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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[-] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 2 months ago

It's almost like the people who run an ethno-state are nationalistic and bigoted against anyone that's not exactly them

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

Sounds like we can add violence against christians to the list of things the west supports when it supports zionist Israel.

[-] ashar@infosec.pub 10 points 2 months ago

This happens every bloody year. It happens on Eid, Easter and Christmas.

[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

They get the full Jesus experience

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Underrated comment.

[-] flandish@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

A reminder that the problem is ISRAEL. Not the religions.

[-] Akasazh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Whilst you're absolutely right in the first sentence, unfortunately religion is the root cause of all this.

The the Abrahamic religions al wanting to do the utmost holy stuff at the same place is one of the fundamental problems of the area.

It's true that the ~~Jewish~~ Zionists currently holding that piece of land, and their promise of allowing the other cults access to the holy place about as trustworthy as Putin promising not to invade Ukraine.

[-] flandish@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

It’s not Jewish zionists though, it’s just zionists. There are christian ones, in my gov, funding this genocide.

[-] Akasazh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Fair enough, will edit

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Unbearable that the Christian’s can’t easily go to Jerusalem? This sounds a bit dramatic considering the other things going on in this area.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

"Can't easily go to Jerusalem" is only one part of the article, and that aside it's an egregious attack on Palestinian freedom of movement so not really overdramatic. Israel has been doing much flashier things lately so I get your instinct to dismiss this, but this attitude is part of why Israel has gotten away with its crimes for so long; the world only pays attention to the plight of Palestinians when they're being blown to bits by Israeli airstrikes and then forgets about them when the planes (mostly) stop flying. This article does a good job of highlighting the quieter parts of Israeli oppression IMO.

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Sure, but I'll take anything I can get when it comes to waking people up.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net -2 points 2 months ago

yeah boo fuckin' who the christian fundies had to go in person to find out israel is a fascist hell on earth. they clearly thought they would be exempt from that because "they're good people"

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This article is about the actual Christians living in Jerusalem. Many people tend to forget that Israel discriminates against every other faith. Not only Muslims. And there are many Christians living in Palestine which was the birthplace of Jesus.

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago

Still, I can’t care very much about this specific issue. Not being able to go to Jerusalem does not sounds unbearable.

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Yeah, sounds like violence visited on people you dont like is fine with you.

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago

The violence I care about. The “not being allowed to visit a holy place”, that I could care less about.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah that, or you're missing the point that Israel is suppressing everyone not Jewish, and that that is a bad thing?

I'm atheist and find all religions stupid, but even I can look beyond my own pet peeve and recognize something as being bad instead of mocking victims

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 months ago

But only a few people got to goooooooooo!

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