A broom fight at Church of Nativity

Emil Lazarian News

The Press Association
Dec 28 2007

A broom fight at Church of Nativity
22 hours ago

Broom-wielding priests fought each other at the site of Christ’s
birth after rows broke out between rival factions as they arrived to
clean the shrine.

The robed Greek Orthodox and Armenians clashed inside Bethlehem’s
Church of the Nativity.

The basilica, built over the grotto where Christians believe Jesus
was born, is administered jointly by Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox
and Armenian Apostolic authorities. Any perceived encroachment on one
group’s area can lead to vicious feuds.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS