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Israeli police barred church leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, citing security concerns.

Israeli police barred church leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, citing security concerns. It's something church officials say hasn’t happened"in centuries.

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