Thousands of Christian pilgrims, including some from Gaza, joined Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday procession as the Christian world began to commemorate Holy Week.
The Franciscan Custos of the Holy Land talks about the situation between Israelis and Palestinians. Mistrust is growing between the two communities even in daily life. He fears a new Christian exodus when the war ends. Those in the international community who want to help should not take sides, but ought to “understand the suffering of both” in a war in which “we have all already lost.”
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Concerns are building that Israel's new government will revive controversial plans to take over Palestinian- and church-owned land on the Mount of Olives.