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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julia Frankel

As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem's Old City feel the walls closing in

Israel Armenian Christians - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

As the war in Gaza rages, Syria's government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes, Armenian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem fight a different battle — one that is quieter, they say, but no less existential.

One of the oldest communities in Jerusalem, the Armenians have lived in the Old City for decades without significant friction with their neighbors, centered around a convent that acts as a welfare state.

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