Yesterday, police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from praying at the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday. Has Tucker Carlson’s fantasies finally become a reality? Has Israel finally started persecuting Christians?
Not quite.
I have a rule: whenever a government minister is involved, the situation falls into one of two categories—House of Cards or SNL. This was SNL.
Simply put, the police in the Old City didn’t fully understand the sensitivity of the issue and were following Home Front Command directives to prevent large gatherings. Before the situation could be clarified, the story went viral, and everyone started offering their takes—some claiming Israel was persecuting Christians, others, if Israeli, blaming the current government.