EU calls Israel's barring of patriarch from Jerusalem church 'violation of religious freedom'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : 'Jerusalem's multi-religious character must be protected,' bloc's foreign policy chief says EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas voiced concern late Sunday over Israel's decision to prevent the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, calling the move a "violation of religious freedom.
46% : " "The decision by Israeli police to bar Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday constitutes a violation of religious freedom and long-standing protections governing holy sites," Kallas wrote on US social media company X. She called for fully guaranteeing freedom of worship in Jerusalem "without exception, for all faiths," adding that "Jerusalem's multi-religious character must be protected.

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