Church leaders in Jerusalem threatened by Jews; fear expropriation of old churches

According to church leaders, priests are being attacked blindly, and their homes are being destroyed.

Tensions have increased this year in the ancient Christian Armenian city, which is about a square mile [1 sq km] wide, including the church of the sacred tomb, the sacred place where Jesus was believed to have been crucified and later resurrected, reports The Guardian<18x1>, the Periscope broadcast.

The old city is also home to other religions such as Muslims and Jews.

Church leaders are saying they are facing three fronts: a war of fear carried out by the hard line of Jewish settlers, unprecedented demands by the Council of Jerusalem and a proposal to allow church expropriation to be declared as sold./Periscopi/