Israel's Holy Sepulchre church closes in protest of property bills

Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Christian heads of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Israel closed its doors in protest of tax and property bills targeting religious sites. Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Church leaders said the church on the believed site of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, burial and resurrection in Jerusalem will be closed until further notice due to what they called a "systematic and unprecedented attack against Christians in the Holy Land." The protest comes after Jerusalem's municipality announced plans to modify a tax exemption in order to collect $186 million in unpaid taxes from Church assets. "Recently, this systematic and offensive campaign has reached an unprecedented level. 

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