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Netanyahu orders Church of the Holy Sepulchre open after Palm Sunday closure flares tensions

JL;DR SUMMARY Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to allow Catholic clergy entry to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, after a closure on Palm Sunday due to wartime restrictions, sought to mitigate rising tensions. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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JerusalemChurch Of The Holy SepulchreNetanyahuCatholic ChurchReligious TensionsIran WarCardinal PizzaballaPalm SundayWorship RightsSecurity Restrictions

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Jerusalem, Israel
"Police cited wartime restrictions when prohibiting Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and three other Catholic representatives from visiting the church, located in the Old City of Jerusalem, on Palm Sunday, a holy day for Christians."
Italy
"Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the closure as an insult and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called it difficult to understand or justify given that wartime rules prohibit only gatherings of 50 or more."
Holy See (Vatican City State)
"The dustup came as Pope Leo, in his Palm Sunday address in the Vatican, condemned the Iran war and lamented that Christians in the Middle East are suffering the consequences of a brutal conflict and, in many cases, are unable to observe fully the liturgies of these holy days."

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