Many Christians who might normally participate in pilgrimages to Jerusalem stayed away, but those who came said they weren't afraid.
As the war between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza, many Christian pilgrims have stayed away from the Holy Land this Easter, but in Jerusalem, the thousands of Christians who live in the city have begun to celebrate annual rituals amid an increasingly hostile environment. On Good Friday, Christian pilgrims could be seen filling the city's ancient alleyways, praying and singing as they walked the Via Dolorosa, which translates to 'The Way of Suffering.
The community has experienced a spike in assaults by ultra-Orthodox Jews, with Palestinian Christians reporting that they have been spit at. 'It's very uncommon for people to be arrested,' said Father Bernard Poggi, who is from California but has lived in Jerusalem for ten years, where he preaches to the Palestinian Christian community. Poggi said he fears even worse backlash.'Our worst fear is that people won't have the right to pray,' Poggi said.
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