Jordan condemns Israel police harassment of Palestinian Christians near Church of the Holy Sepulchre
May 3, 2021 at 11:05 am | Published in: Israel, Jordan, Middle East, News, Palestine
Orthodox Christians gather with lit candles around the Edicule, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, during the Holy Fire ceremony at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre church, on 1 May 2021. [EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images]
May 3, 2021 at 11:05 am
Jordan has condemned on Saturday the Israeli police's harassment of Christian worshippers trying to reach the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the occupied city of Jerusalem to participate in Easter Eve celebrations.
"The kingdom condemns and rejects the Israeli police obstructing the arrival of Christians to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to participate in the Holy Saturday celebrations, and attacking a number of them," the spokesperson for the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dhaifallah Al-Fayez announced in a statement.