The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is expected to open again Wednesday morning after it was closed on Sunday in protest over government changes to the way church properties are taxed.
Christian leaders who have custody of the site – including representatives of the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian churches – said it would reopen after officials suspended moves impose taxes on church-owned assets in the city.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat had earlier said that commercial buildings in Jerusalem not used as places of worship but owned by the churches – such as restaurants and offices – would be taxed and that the municipality was already owed millions in back taxes.
Read the article by David Adams in Sight Magazine.