Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The New Arab: Israel bars Gaza Christians from Easter celebrations in Jerusalem

Israel has refused to issue travel permits to Gaza's dwindling Christian minority to attend Easter celebrations in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, it was revealed this weekend. In previous years Israeli authorities have granted exit permits to Gaza's Christian minority - numbering some 1,100 people - but last week announced that only 200 Christians over the age of 55 would be allowed to travel to Jordan, without visiting the occupied West Bank or Jerusalem....
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2019/4/21/israel-bars-gaza-christians-from-easter-celebrations-in-jerusalem

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