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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 368

Easter

Senator Jeff Merkley at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing, May 3, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
April 1, 2024, 10:15 pm
US senator accused of invoking blood libel in Easter post about IDF in Gaza
Jeff Merkley references Christian holiday celebrating resurrection of Jesus in tweet calling on US to stop supplying Israel with bombs
By Ron Kampeas
Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at the Catholic Holy Family Church in Gaza City, on March 31, 2024. (AFP)
March 31, 2024, 8:41 pm
Palestinian Christians mark muted Easter in Gaza and Jerusalem
Small gathering held in Holy Family Church in Gaza City near Shifa Hospital, while main service at capital’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre draws only a modest crowd
By AFP and ToI Staff
Maronite Christians attend a Good Friday procession in Haifa on March 29, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
March 31, 2024, 5:04 pm
Haifa Christians stage solemn Good Friday march in Hezbollah’s crosshairs
The threat of rockets has caused northern worshipers to alter their plans on a holiday weekend that they are nonetheless determined to observe
By Canaan Lidor
Bella Simanjuntak, left, and Hannah Benyamin walk up Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem on March 31, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
March 31, 2024, 5:04 pm
In a still Jerusalem Old City, Easter pilgrims pray for peace amid fears of war
Undeterred by the conflict keeping most away, a few hardy Christian worshipers from Israel and abroad experience the holiday under unusual circumstances
By Canaan Lidor
Exterior of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, March 2024. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
March 30, 2024, 7:06 am
An Easter visit to Mount Precipice and Jesus’s hometown of Nazareth
Despite wartime drop in tourism, the churches, basilica, White Mosque and charming old town, with spice shops, fashion and superb eateries, bustle with locals, are stunning as ever
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
File: Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads the Easter Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
April 13, 2023, 11:08 am
Latin patriarch says new government has made life worse for Holy Land Christians
Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic cleric in the region, says Jewish extremists are emboldened by having representatives in power, leading to rise in attacks on Christians
By Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 10, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
April 11, 2023, 10:33 am
Daily Briefing Apr 11: PM passes buck on terror wave; no private militia for Ben Gvir
US correspondent Jacob Magid briefs on aftermath of sex offender Malka Leifer’s trial; Diaspora reporter Canaan Lidor on kerfuffle over Poland deal, monotheism in the Old City
By ToI Staff
Edna and Yitzhak Hananyah after attending Birkat Kohanim in Jerusalem, Israel, on April 9, 2023. (Canaan Lidor)
April 9, 2023, 5:00 pm
Wary amid terror fears, thousands of Jews receive priestly blessing at Western Wall
In a monotheistic trifecta, a stream of Jews, Muslims and Christians celebrate their different holidays in an ultra-tense Old City
By Canaan Lidor
Pope Francis waves from the loggia of St. Peter's basilica overlooking St. Peter's square, after delivering the Easter Urbi et Orbi blessing on April 9, 2023 in The Vatican. (Andreas Solaro/AFP)
April 9, 2023, 3:05 pm
In Easter speech, Pope expresses ‘deep concern’ over Israeli-Palestinian violence
Bloodshed ‘threatens desired climate of trust and mutual respect needed to resume dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians’ pontiff says in traditional sermon
By Agencies
Christian pilgrims hold candles as they gather during the ceremony of the Holy Fire at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, on April 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 1, 2023, 12:43 am
Jerusalem churches appeal to government to safeguard Easter worship after attacks
Christian leaders lament that some of their churches, funeral processions and gathering sites have been targeted and that attendance at some ceremonies was limited by authorities
By AFP
Church of the Holy Sepulchre on March 10, 2020. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
March 30, 2023, 2:18 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 30: Why isn’t Israel taking persecution of Christians seriously?
Political correspondent Tal Schneider on what’s happening at the President’s Residence; diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on fallout from US-Israel rift and desecrated churches
By ToI Staff
In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on Monday, April 25, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
April 25, 2022, 12:28 am
Zelensky meets Blinken and Austin in Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for more US arms
US secretary of state and defense secretary travel to Ukraine in first visit by top American officials since Russia launched its brutal invasion two months ago
By david keyton
A Russian-speaking expat celebrating Easter lights a candle at the Christian Orthodox Church in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, April 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Isabel Debre)
April 24, 2022, 9:17 pm
In far-off UAE, Russian and Ukrainian expats mark Easter in the shadow of war
Hundreds crowd Arabian Peninsula’s only Russian Orthodox Church, with the two nationalities’ usually harmonious celebrations now mired in unspoken tensions
By Isabel Debre
A boy approaches the singers of the traditional Easter caroling procession of Ootmarsum, the Netherlands, on April 1, 2018. (Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images via JTA)
April 23, 2022, 1:31 am
Dutch carolers vow to keep singing antisemitic Easter song
Traditional tune sung in town of Ootmarsum blames Jews for killing Jesus, an allegation that has fueled countless acts of violence against Jews and is now rejected by the Church
By Cnaan Liphshiz
A thread about Easter from the Twitter account 'Jew Who Has It All.' (Design by Jackie Hajdenberg via JTA; images from Getty Images and @JewWhoHasItAll)
April 21, 2022, 8:18 am
Twitter account goes viral for sharing Easter explainer thread using Jewish jargon
One of the people behind ‘JewWhoHasitAll’ handle says goal is ‘to make people more aware of the dominant culture, more aware of the Christian-normative society that we live in’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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