Hundreds of Christians participated in a customary Good Friday procession through the limestone walls of Jerusalem's Old City, commemorating one of the faith's most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Christians walk the Way of the Cross procession that commemorates Jesus Christ’s crucifixion on Good Friday, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Friday, March 29, 2024. ‘s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
The traditional Good Friday procession passes along the Way of the Cross, or Via Dolorosa, the route believed to have been walked byto his crucifixion. Squads of Israeli police set up barricades along the path, rerouting shoppers in the Old City’s bustling Muslim quarter to make way for hundreds of pilgrims.
“We wait for this every year,” said Munira Kamar, a Palestinian Christian from the Old City, who watched the parade pass, waving hello to cross-bearers, who stopped to give her young daughter a kiss on the cheek. “Of course, this year we are unhappy because of the situation with the ongoing war.” The city’s streets were noticeably devoid of Palestinian Christians from the West Bank, who normally flock to the Holy City for the Easter festivities. Since Oct. 7, Palestinian worshippers have needed special permission to cross checkpoints into
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In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday ritualsChristians joined the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City on one of the faith’s most sacred days with thinner crowds amid the Israel-Hamas war.
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In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday celebrationsHundreds of Christians have joined the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
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In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday celebrationsHundreds of Christians have joined the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war
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In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday celebrationsHundreds of Christians have joined the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Squads of Israeli police set up barricades along the Way of the Cross, the route believed to have been walked by Jesus to his crucifixion.
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In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday celebrationsHundreds of Christians have joined the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
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