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French President Condemns Restriction on Palm Sunday Mass at Church of Holy Sepulchre

Jerusalem: French President Emmanuel Macron affirmed his full support for the Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem and for Christians in the Holy Land, who were prevented from holding Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, Macron condemned the decision issued by the occupation police, considering it part of an alarming increase in violations targeting the historical status quo of holy sites in Jerusalem. He stressed that freedom to practice religious rituals in Jerusalem must be guaranteed for all religions.