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The Greek Orthodox Church on Wednesday accused Israeli police of infringing on the freedom of worshippers with “heavy-handed” restrictions on how many pilgrims can attend the “Holy Fire” ceremony amid soaring tensions. Israeli police said the limits are needed for safety during Saturday’s celebration at the ancient Church of the Holy Sepulcher, a holy site…

Israel has limited the number of people who can attend Saturday's Holy Fire ceremony at the Holy Sepulchre Church to 1,800

The two nuns were standing outside the Church of the Flagellation in Jerusalem when six men dressed in traditional Jewish Orthodox clothes and black hats passed by. The first man spat as he passed the nuns, and others followed with the same act of disrespect. The scene was captured on video that has been widely shared. In another video from the old city of Jerusalem,

Police announcement it will restrict access to Holy Fire festivities at Church of the Holy Sepulcher met with condemnation from Orthodox church leaders, but internal document seen by Ynetnews shows move was signed off on by site's safety engineer

Thousands of Christians are expected to mark Holy Saturday in Church of the Holy Sepulcher - Anadolu Ajansı