Zionists deny Easter

Palestinian Christians

Bearing the cross of colonization: the Via Dolorosa
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 The Via Dolorosa (Latin: 'way of suffering')
begins in the old Muslim Quarter of the city and ends in the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre. There are 14 stations marking the path which Jesus Christ
took before his crucifixion. Each of the 14 stations along the Via Dolorosa
is marked with a plaque. Israeli settlers have another way of marking the
"Via Dolorosa": through their settlement activity. There are eight stations
that can easily be recognized by the presence of illegal Israeli
settlements, tens of surveillance cameras and Israeli flags hanging above
them. These houses originally belonged to Palestinian families who have
been evicted by Israeli settlers supported by the Israeli state. For
example ... The third station is where a Palestinian Christian family was
evicted from their home by former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon. At station 5 a
heavily protected settlement located over Palestinian homes and shops has
changed the landscape of the station, where it is believed by Christians
that Jesus fell the first time on his way to the crucifixion. At Station 9
there is a settlement located over the Souq (market) going to Al Aqsa
compound, visible from the Coptic neighbourhood, while at stations 11, 12,
13 and 14 (Holy Sepulchre) one finds the Moristan settlement, known
previously as "Saint John". This confiscation of property led to the forced
eviction and displacement of an estimated 44 Palestinian families. Settlers
have also attempted to take over a monastery located in front of the Holy
Sepulchre.
  During the annual Palm Sunday procession, Palestinian Christians protest over 
permits delayed and denied during the Easter season -- In the annual Palm Sunday procession, Palestinian Christians carry signs naming their West Bank communities, all of which are cut offfrom Jerusalem by the Israeli separation barrier, requiring their residents
to obtain special permits to enter, March 24, 2013. Such restrictions have
dramatically reduced the number of Palestinians able to participate in
religious traditions of any faith in Jerusalem.
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