Israel backtracks after Italy leads outrage at denied access to Holy Sepulchre
UE, NATO, Politica externa
Israel has backed down after Italy led international condemnation of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa being denied access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday. Premier Giorgia Meloni described the incident on Palm Sunday as "an offence not only to the faithful but to any community that respects religious freedom" and Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani ad summoned Israel's ambassador to Rome over it. After the move, which had been
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