Scott Brightman

This is the correct decision and what should have been done in the first place. By all accounts, Cardinal Pizzaballa has cooperated with the safety concerns and cancelled the procession. It makes sense to ban large gatherings, for all religious groups, in those unprotected areas. But if he and other Catholic leaders are willing to take the risk for themselves due to the importance of the holiday, then Israel should do everything possible to accommodate it. Israel has enough problems without stepping on unnecessary and easily avoidable landmines. Whoever was foolish enough to not work with The Cardinal prior ti today to find a solution should be removed from the decision-making process.

Another day, another PR catastrophe from this Israeli government Ben Gvir's police prevented the Latin Patriarch from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the holiest site in Christianity. The truth is, PR doesn't matter much when you have lunatics in charge.

An Iranian missile exploded over Jerusalem’s Old City. Its fragments fell on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Patriarchate, the Jewish Quarter and on the Temple Mount near the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Iranian regime is firing missiles toward Jerusalem’s holy sites, endangering Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike. Israel, meanwhile, acts to protect worshippers of all faiths in its capital city.

Jerusalem police barring Cardinal Pizzaballa & his small contingent from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was a poor decision but shouldn't be reported as if intended as a religious affront (was security driven). There is full freedom of religion for Christians in Israel.

However, given the holiness of the week leading up to Easter for the world’s Christians, Israel’s security arms are putting together a plan to enable church leaders to worship at the holy site in the coming days.

As someone who absolutely fears the left's growing power, I think the smart play is for moderate Dems to go on Piker's show and agree with him that Israel is bad and then stick to their guns on other moderate stuff.

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