Israeli Regime Steals Land from Church

Right-wing Israeli extremists, helped by police, seized a 5,000 sqm plot of land owned by the Greek Orthodox in the Palestinian Silwan neighbourhood, East Jerusalem, on December 27, reports MiddleEastEye.net.

They stormed the land, fenced it off and installed surveillance cameras. Locals who wanted to stop the land grab were assaulted by police. Three young Palestinians were arrested. Men women and children were beaten.

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate noticed that the "Israeli radical group" has "no right or judicial backing" for occupying the site.

Silwan has been the target of Jewish extremists for years.

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