Those settlers aren't just taking Palestinian land.
Israeli settler seizure of Christian land a 'threat to peaceful coexistence', says EU
The seizure of a plot of Greek Orthodox land by Israeli settlers and police could "pose a serious threat to the peaceful coexistence" of Muslims, Christians and Jews in Jerusalem, the European Union (EU) warned on Friday.
On Tuesday this week, dozens of Israeli settlers stormed a five-dunam (5,000 square metre) piece of land owned by the Greek Orthodox church in the Palestinian Silwan neighbourhood of the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem.
The settlers then fenced it off and installed surveillance cameras, with the protection of the police.
Silwan residents rushed to the scene to stop the land confiscation but were assaulted by security forces. Three young Palestinians were arrested, according to local media.
"Attempts to take over the property of Christian Churches must be halted", the EU said in its statement, stressing its "deep concern over the implications of this action on the property rights of the Christian Churches in Jerusalem.
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