Palestinians attack car of Jerusalem’s Greek Orthodox Patriarch over land deals during visit to West Bank
Hundreds of protesters blocked Theophilos III's convoy as he drove to church in Bethlehem
Palestinian Christians on Saturday pummelled the car of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem during a visit to the occupied West Bank in protest against the church’s decision to sell land to Jewish groups.
The Greek Orthodox Church is one of the biggest private landowners in the Holy Land and in recent years has stirred controversy both among Israelis and Palestinians by trying to sell prime assets to private investors.
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Land is not a neutral issue in that neck of the woods, as Israelis continue to build settlmements in the West Bank. Theophilus knows this.
Tony
