<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[EASTER HAS BEEN TURNED INTO AN ISRAELI/JEWISH&nbsp;FESTIVAL]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p class="byline"><small> Posted by desertpeace on Monday, April 25, 2011 at 6:13 pm. </small></p>
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<div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><em>DaVinci’s masterpiece redone….. (click on image to enlarge)</em></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:small;"><strong><span style="font-size:medium;">NO</span> ….. this is not meant to be a comical post as you might imagine from the image, this is a very serious matter.</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:small;"><strong>Events of this week reminded me of an old Jewish joke, first some background… it must be known that in many synagogues in New York, ‘tickets’ must be purchased to secure a seat during the High Holidays….</strong></span></div>
<div><em><span style="font-size:small;"><strong>There was an instance when a man came to one of these synagogues to visit a friend, told the guy at the door that he was only going in for a few minutes to visit with Mr. Grenspan. The guard replied with’ OK, but you better not let me catch you praying!”</strong></span></em></div>
<div><span style="font-size:small;"><strong>That was what it was like in Jerusalem this Easter. Christian Pilgrims were allowed to visit the Holy City but access to their Holy Sites was denied. Despite a </strong></span><a href="http://www.kairospalestine.ps/sites/default/Documents/Kairos%20position%20on%20Holy%20week.pdf"><span style="font-size:small;"><strong>statement and appeal from Kairos Palestine</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:small;"><strong>, this situation has not changed. It was not only Palestinian Christians that were affected, it was tourists as well.</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:small;"><strong>This was literally seeing in action what Gideon Levy wrote about yesterday in a piece he called  <em>At home and abroad, Israelis ignore the rest of the world</em>.</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:small;"><strong>It can be read </strong></span><a href="http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/2011/04/24/israelis-living-life-in-a-vacuum/"><span style="font-size:small;"><strong>HERE</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:small;"><strong>.</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:small;"><strong>In the real world, behaviour such as this is completely not acceptable, in Israel it seems to be the norm…</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:small;"><strong>Following are some related reports…</strong></span></div>
<div><a href="http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/2011/04/23/more-on-israeli-intolerance/"><span style="font-size:small;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Israeli policemen beat Palestinian Christians on their way to church</span></strong></span></a></div>
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<h1><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/04/west-bank-palestinian-christians-denied-access-to-holy-places-in-jerusalem-during-easter.html"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Palestinian Christians denied access to holy places in Jerusalem during Easter</span></span></a></h1>
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<div><a href="http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7HFM4ZvXoeKRW%2br0qOq8hrxPlTMyphwVRidpJpxPH%2fWEguurpdUb9kfgUPFLc1%2bneoNquzcoEXuUCZD%2fCSB7Pnut2Wq7c88Bepk2Rsjg3xt0%3d"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:small;"><strong>Palestinian Christians accuse Israeli police of blocking religious freedoms</strong></span></a><strong></strong></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:small;"><strong>Honestly, is this the type of country you want to continue supporting? <span style="font-size:medium;">THEN WHY ARE YOU??</span></strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:small;"><strong>Join the Boycott and Divestment Movement…. start with </strong></span><a href="http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/2010/06/12/extending-the-boycott-against-israel/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:small;"><strong>THESE</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:small;"><strong> products.</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:small;"><strong>Israel is boycotting you, get them back where it hurts!</strong></span></div>
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<p><a href="http://ps.hadnews.com/easter-has-been-turned-into-an-israelijewish-festival.htm">Source</a></p>
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