Jerusalem :Palestinian Church Committee Accuses Israel of “Unprecedented Assault” on Orthodox Patriarchate

JERUSALEM /PNN/

The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine warned Thursday that Israel has launched an “unprecedented and dangerous assault” on the Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem, accusing the government of freezing the church’s bank accounts, imposing what it called crippling and unjust taxes, and targeting church-owned lands for settlement expansion.

In a statement, committee head and PLO Executive Committee member Dr. Ramzi Khouri said…