Iran's relentless campaign of terror through its Hamas and Hezbollah proxies has claimed another casualty: the sacred Christian celebration of Holy Week in the Holy Land, marking an unprecedented assault on religious freedom in Christianity's most holy sites.
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, announced Sunday that traditional Holy Week observances have been canceled or postponed due to the ongoing military conflict sparked by Iran's terror network. The restrictions imposed by the war will not permit the faithful "to experience the traditional Lenten journey in Jerusalem," the Cardinal stated.
This represents a direct attack on the religious liberty of Christians worldwide, who have made pilgrimages to Jerusalem during Holy Week for nearly two millennia. Iran's Islamic regime and its terrorist allies are effectively holding Christianity's holiest sites hostage.
Iran's War on Faith
Make no mistake - this isn't just about military conflict. This is about Iran's radical Islamic regime systematically destroying the Judeo-Christian foundations of the Holy Land. When Christians can't celebrate Easter where Christ was crucified and rose from the dead, we're witnessing religious persecution on a global scale.
"The empty tomb is the seal of the victory of life over hatred, of mercy over sin," Cardinal Pizzaballa declared, highlighting how Iran's hatred directly opposes the message of hope that Easter represents.
Where is the outrage from the Biden administration's holdovers in the State Department? Where are the so-called "human rights" advocates who claim to care about religious minorities? Their silence is deafening when it comes to protecting Christian pilgrims from Iranian terror.
President Trump has consistently stood as the strongest defender of religious liberty and Israel's right to exist. His administration's unwavering support for our Judeo-Christian allies provides the only path forward to restore peace and religious freedom to the Holy Land.
Patriots, we cannot allow Iran's Islamic extremists to deny Christians their fundamental right to worship freely in Jerusalem. This is bigger than geopolitics - this is about defending the faith that built Western civilization itself.