Radical Islam’s War against the West
Islamists can do untold harm, even if they can’t win.
March 12, 2018
How Politics Created an Unnecessary Dispute between Jerusalem Churches and the Israeli Government
Why the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was briefly closed.
On February 25, the Greek Orthodox, Franciscan, and Armenian clergymen who jointly control Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher took the unprecedented decision of closing the church to protest the municipal government’s plan to begin taxing church land—that is, the real estate that Christian churches own and rent out as a source of income, not the actual properties used for religious functions. Thanks to the intervention of Prime Minister Netanyahu, the parties have since reached a solution, and the church was reopened after three days. Amit Barak explains how the dispute spiraled out of control:
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Qatar, North Korea, and the Dangers of American Gullibility
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How Politics Created an Unnecessary Dispute between Jerusalem Churches and the Israeli Government
Why the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was briefly closed.
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