In an act of defiance, Heads of Churches in Jerusalem released a statement earlier this week denouncing “heavy-handed restrictions [that] will limit access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Holy Light Ceremony” scheduled for Saturday, the eve of Orthodox Easter. “This year, after many attempts made in good will,” church leaders said,…
Church leaders denounced Israel’s “heavy-handed restrictions” limiting access to Jerusalem for Orthodox Easter. “All who wish to worship with us are invited to attend,” they said. “With that made clear, we leave the authorities to act as they will.”