Al-Quds’ (Jerusalem) Church of the Holy Sepulchre, seen by many as the holiest site in Christianity, reopened on Wednesday after a three-day closure to protest against Israeli tax measures and a proposed law. The two men who act as keepers of the key of the church opened its large wooden ...
Jerusalem’s mayor on Tuesday suspended a plan to impose taxes on properties owned by Christian churches, backing away from a move that had enraged religious leaders and led to the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. In a statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said a professional team ...
