Members of the Holy Land Coordination meet with young people of Jerusalem at St James the Apostle Beit Hanina parish, May 21, 2022. / Mazur/cbcew.org.uk via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Denver Newsroom, May 26, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).At the end of a trip to the Holy Land, a group of European bishops lamented the threats to Jerusalem s Christians, noting in particular the attack on mourners at the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh."The Christian community is essential to Jerusalem s identity, both now and for the future. Yet its continued presence is threatened by occupation and injustice," read the May 26 final communique of the Holy Land Coordination group."Many of those we encountered are facing violence and intimidation by settler groups, restrictions on their freedom of movement, or separation from their families because of the status they are assigned."Six bishops from across Europe visited Jerusalem May 21-26. Since 2000, the Holy Land Coordination has taken an annual tr