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Jerusalem Church at Jesus\u2019 Burial Site Facing Closure Over Unpaid Water Bill?<\/h3>\n

By Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the site at which Jesus Christ is said to have been crucified and buried, is facing the danger of being closed down unless administrators can pay a water bill of up to $2.3 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe church is completely paralyzed,\u201d said a Greek Orthodox Patriarchate who wished to remain anonymous. \u201cWe can\u2019t pay for toilet paper. Nothing. Hagihon has declared war on us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Water provider Hagihon first issued an invoice to the church eight years ago. That was the first time the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was ever billed for water, as before then Jerusalem authorities had a non-privatizes service. The official also said that the church didn\u2019t want to have anything more to do with Hagihon, and will be asking the congregation to bring their own bottled water for services.<\/p>\n

Times Live\u00a0noted that the city\u2019s Interior Ministry had tried to step in to negotiate a compromise, but talks had been unsuccessful. Dimitri Dilani, the head of the Christian National Coalition in the Holy Land, said that he fears that unless a solution is found to the problem, the church would have no choice but to close down.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all pray that it doesn\u2019t come down to this but if the Israeli authorities leave no choice than that will happen,\u201d Dilani said.<\/p>\n

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