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“In our region, Israel alone protects our Christian community which is growing and prospering,” said the Israeli premier.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog highlighted concerns over the safety and security of Christian communities in the Middle East.
The Islamist terror group framed the call as a response to Israel’s closing of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Israel temporarily asked people of all faiths to avoid worship at major religious sites in Jerusalem’s Old City, the prime minister said.
Prime Minister’s Office announced effort to allow Christians access to places of worship on Easter despite emergency measures due to Iran war.
The congresswoman from New York received the Eishet Chayil Award from the Chabad of Stamford, Conn.
Dani Dayan said that he and the pontiff “addressed the alarming rise in antisemitism worldwide and the urgent need for coordinated, decisive action to confront it.”
Anthony Albanese downplayed the hecklers’ reception, saying the overall atmosphere was “incredibly positive.”
Nathan Diament, of the Orthodox Union, told JNS that the statement “could not come at a more important time with bad actors weaponizing Catholicism to spread antisemitic views.”
“The Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, is also closed” due to the wartime cross-country restrictions, the American diplomat stressed.
The Pope appealed “in the name of the Christians of the Middle East and of all women and men of goodwill” for the war to stop.
Official P.A. TV claimed that the limitations were geared to enable Jews to carry out a Passover sacrifice.
