JERUSALEM
Israeli safety forces on Saturday attacked Orthodox Christians who needed to attend the Holy Hearth ceremony on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre within the occupied East Jerusalem.
Orthodox Christians gathered within the Christian Quarters of Jerusalem’s Outdated Metropolis carrying candles, picket crosses and symbolic swords of their arms, in line with an Anadolu reporter.
Worshippers, together with monks, marched to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which is taken into account among the many holy locations of Christianity, to take part within the Holy Hearth ritual, as they hymned and chanted spiritual slogans.
After Christian worshippers’ arrival to the Church, Christian pilgrims waited for the “Holy Hearth” and lit their candles, the reporter stated.
Nonetheless, some Christians who needed to attend the ceremony, which symbolizes Jesus’s resurrection, have been prevented by Israeli police within the slender streets resulting in the church to attend the ritual.
Israeli police arrange iron barricades to forestall the passage of Christian worshippers, together with many aged and ladies. Just some clergy and a small variety of Orthodox Christians have been allowed to proceed to the church.
As Anadolu captured the moments of some Christians, together with girls, whereas crossing the Israeli barricades with issue to attend the service, Israeli forces pounded up a few of them.
A Christian clergyman was amongst these crushed by Israeli police, whereas one other particular person fainted.
Israeli police stated in a press release that 1000’s of individuals have been within the Outdated Metropolis of Jerusalem to attend the Holy Hearth ritual, and that police forces have been working to supply a protected atmosphere for many who attend the service.
The assertion didn’t point out any police violence towards Christian worshippers.
On April 12, the Standing Quo Committee of the Church buildings in Jerusalem warned in a press release of Israeli police restrictions on participation within the Holy Hearth ceremony.
The Palestinian Authority, for its half, condemned the Israeli restrictions as an conceited and harmful problem to the divine religions.
Thought of one of many holy locations of Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is situated in occupied East Jerusalem. It’s of nice significance to Christians who consider that Jesus Christ was crucified there after which ascended to heaven.
The keys of the Church, which has been the topic of rivalry between totally different sects of Christianity all through historical past, are held by two Palestinian Muslim households.
Ottoman Sultan Abdulmecid had handed over the important thing to the church to 2 Muslim households of Jerusalem to place an finish to the combat between the Christians. At the moment, the doorways of church buildings are nonetheless opened and closed by these Muslim households.
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