{"id":38609,"date":"2026-04-03T15:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/what-is-happening-to-christians-in-their-holy-land-confrontation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:01:43","slug":"what-is-happening-to-christians-in-their-holy-land-confrontation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/what-is-happening-to-christians-in-their-holy-land-confrontation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is happening to Christians in their holy land? | confrontation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<header class=\"article-header\"><span class=\"program__page__source\"><span class=\"video-program-source__program-name\">News feed<\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<p class=\"article__subhead u-inline \">Access to major Christian holy sites in Jerusalem has been restricted during this Easter holiday. Israel says it protects Christianity in the Middle East, but Palestinian Christians say they face violence and movement restrictions as the Christian population declines. 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