Israeli Paper Raps Jewish Rightists For Harassing Christians

Christian churches in the West will celebrate Christmas Eve on Friday evening. To mark the holiday, the heads of all the churches in Jerusalem released an extraordinary, sharply worded statement regarding the future of Christians in the city, the editorial of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz said.

Photo Insert: The right-wing settler group Ateret Cohanim is behind the takeover of key buildings in the Christian Quarter of the Old City.

Two issues that worry the heads of these communities more than any other are the personal security of their clergy in public places and the takeover of key buildings in the Christian Quarter of the Old City by the right-wing settler group Ateret Cohanim.

Christians have also been harassed in Jerusalem by fundamentalist Jews and Israelis who have been salivating for Palestinian properties.

The editorial said Jerusalem is a holy city for Christians, too, and Jews must respect their right to work and live in Jerusalem without being spat at, cursed. and manhandled.

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