Jerusalem: Unholy Behavior

Yerevan Journal says that despite reported momentum in the peace process to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the number one talking point on the streets of the Armenian capital is the recent brawl between Armenian and Greek monks in Jerusalem. The blog sums up reactions which mainly clear Armenians of all blame and recalls how deacons visited the Holy Sepulchre twenty-four years ago armed with baseball bats and various pieces of wood in case of clashes with their Greek counterparts.

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