Palm Sunday Procession In Jerusalem

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A Palestinian Catholic priest carries a golden Crucifix adorned with an olive branch as he retraces the footsteps of Jesus(PBUH) into the Holy City at the head of the traditional Palm Sunday procession along the Mount of Olives March 16, 2008 and into Jerusalem's Old City.

16 March 2008

Waving palm fronds, thousands of Christians from around the world celebrated Palm Sunday, walking the path they believe Jesus rode on his donkey as he entered Jerusalem days before his crucifixion.

The procession with the top Catholic cleric in the Holy Land, Patriarch Michel Sabbah, started at the Bethphage Church, where tradition says Jesus mounted the donkey. Participants walked up to the Mount of Olives, then down to the ancient stone walls of the Old City.

Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' followers shaking branches to greet him as he entered the holy city. The festivities mark the start of Holy Week when, according to the New Testament, Jesus was betrayed by Judas, crucified and then resurrected on Easter Sunday.

Present for the celebration where Christians, Jews and Muslims.

On a Sad Note: Unified Palestine policemen arrest a Fatah terrorist for creating a disturbance near the Palm Sunday procession from Mt. Olives March 16, 2008 into Jerusalem's Old City.