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‘They are trying to make it unbearable’: Jerusalem Christians face Easter under Israeli crackdown • Apr. 18, 2025, 5:11 AM ET (The Guardian)
Centuries-old graffiti documents Bulgarian pilgrimage to Jerusalem • Mar. 24, 2025, 12:53 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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View inside Jerusalem's Old City
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Western Wall and the Temple Mount
Church of the Holy Sepulchre: courtyard
Jerusalem: Tower of David
Jerusalem: Western Wall
Jerusalem: Hurva Synagogue
Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Franciscan monks
Clash during the Al-Aqsa intifada
Doorpost mezuzah
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