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Jerusalem prepares for subdued Passover, Easter under the shadow of war

(29 Mar 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Jerusalem - 25 March 2026 1. Various of clergy performing a mass at Saint Savior Church, UPSOUND of Church hymns 2. Painting at church 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Father Rami Asakrieh, parish priest of Jerusalem for the Catholic Church: "We will concentrate on if you are strong in your heart, in your spirit, you can resist any situation: sickness, war, we call it as a symbol, all of this is a cross, and we are celebrating resurrection, and resurrection is from death and winning the pain and the war. It will not come by having fear, but by having faith." 4. Cross in church 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Father Rami Asakrieh, parish priest of Jerusalem for the Catholic Church "We are always since the war started and before; we have special prayers for the peace in the world and especially in the Holy Land. As a community of friars, every day we finish the prayers with a prayer, we sing it for a prayer for the peace." 6. Dome of the Rock mosque 7. Al Aqsa mosque 8. Mid of domes of the Holy Sepulcher church 9. Jews praying outside Plaza of the Western Wall with Dome of the Rock in background 10. Jews praying while reading from holy book outside plaza of the Western Wall 11. Israeli flag waving against the backdrop of the Western Wall 12. Shmuel Rabinowitz, rabbi of the Western Wall, overlooks the empty plaza 13. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, rabbi of the Western Wall: "The heart aches greatly, it bleeds seeing the Western Wall as it looks now. According to the Home Front Command's guidelines, only 50 people can gather. Since we have a standard protected space, they do not recognize the tunnels, the excavations underneath, which are all fortified and located underground; they only recognize a standard protected space." 14. Wide of Gethsemane Church 15. Various of Christian priest walking in the alleyways of Jerusalem's old city 16. Various of closed souvenir shops in the old city ASSOCIATED PRESS Jerusalem - 24 March 2026 17. Mid of an entrance to the holy Sepulcher church 18. Engraving reading (English) "Holy Sepulcher" ASSOCIATED PRESS Jerusalem - 25 March 2026 19. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sabah Jasa, Catholic resident of the Christian quarter in Jerusalem: "The situation is very, very, very difficult for everyone. Now, here, the big (Easter) holiday is coming for Christians, and there is also a holiday coming for the Jews, Passover in Israel. Now the situation is very difficult, meaning there are no holidays or anything like that." 20. Mid of entrance to the holy Sepulcher church, sign reading (English) "holy Sepulchre" 21. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sabah Jasa, Catholic resident of the Christian quarter in Jerusalem: "The Holy Sepulcher church is closed; people want to pray, they want to say, 'Oh Lord, give us peace, give us love, oh Lord, open free world, for everyone'" 22. Various of Jerusalem skyline STORYLINE: Jerusalem's major holy sites are shuttered and families are dejected and exhausted ahead of Passover and Easter as the Iran war rages on, now in its fifth week. It's a stark contrast to the usually hopeful springtime when the days get longer, families gather and tourists arrive for the major Jewish and Christian holidays. Metal shutters are drawn on nearly all stores in the Old City, home to key holy sites, and only scattered footsteps echo on deserted stone alleyways. Vast plazas are missing the typical throngs of faithful and tourists. Missile debris also hit a road leading to the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...