• Christians in Jerusalem's Old City 'under threat' from settlers
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/01/christians-in-jerusalems-old-city-under-threat-from-settlers Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem and the most senior Christian leader in the Holy Land, told the Guardian: “Today the church faces a most severe threat at the hands of certain settler groups. The settlers are persistent in their attempts to erode the presence of the Christian community in Jerusalem. “These radical settler groups are highly organised. Over the last years we have witnessed the desecration and vandalism of an unprecedented number of churches and holy sites and receive growing numbers of reports from priests and local worshippers who have been assaulted and attacked. “Where the authorities are concerned, this behaviour goes largely unchecked and unpunished.” Wasn't sure if this belonged here or in SH, felt better safe than sorry.
Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City say their presence at the geographical heart of their faith is under threat from intimidation and aggressive property acquisition by hardline Jewish settlers. I'm not sure why the article is reluctant to name the settlers in the headline
It's Israel. The word "settler" almost always means Jewish ones.
Religious radicals once again demonstrating they are truly gods chosen ones /s
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