A Palm Sunday standoff that barred Christian leaders ignited the rage within U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, which led the a solution for the issue.
On Palm Sunday, one of Christianity’s holiest days, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Father Francesco Ielpo, two of the leading Catholic figures in the region were banned from praying at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, according to the Times of Israel.
On Monday, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land said religious services for Easter and Holy Week “have been addressed and resolved” after a meeting with Israeli officials.
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Israel had insisted that Iranian missile attacks were the reason for the Palm Sunday prohibition on prayers.
Huckabee was irate over that action and blasted out his opinion for all the world to read on X.
“While all Holy sites in the Old City are closed due
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