Jerusalem’s Armenian community attacked by a mob amid land dispute

A piece of land in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter came under attack by a mob of 30 men on Thursday, amid a dispute over a lease for a luxury hotel. The Armenian Patriarchate responded by calling the events a “massive and coordinated attack” which poses an “existential threat” to the Armenian community of Jerusalem. This CivilNet special report delves into the latest escalation amid the Jerusalem Armenian community’s struggle to survive. 

For more context on the wider dispute, watch CivilNet’s two part documentary from Jerusalem here: Part 1-  https://youtu.be/l6nJbBqx8Bw Part 2- https://youtu.be/vfxWCw0OcwU

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