Home Current Holiest church in Christianity closed in Israel tax dispute

Holiest church in Christianity closed in Israel tax dispute

81

Holiest church in Christianity closed in Israel tax disputeChristian leaders took the rare step on Sunday of closing Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built where tradition holds Jesus was buried, in protest at Israeli tax measures and a proposed property law. It was not clear how long the closure of the church, announced by Christian officials at a news conference from around noon (1000 GMT), would last. Church officials said only that it would be until further notice.