: the area in the Middle East where the events of the Bible happened
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Preventing the entry of the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Keeper of the Holy Land, moreover in a central solemnity for the faith such as Palm Sunday, constitutes an offense not only for believers, but for every community that recognizes religious freedom.—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said authorities will try to partially reopen the church soon, as Holy Week begins in the Holy Land.—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026 Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic leader in the Holy Land, was prevented from holding Palm Sunday Mass at the key holy site for the first time in centuries, according to a press release.—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026 The surrounding ornamental designs of flowers and fruit include the arms of the Genoese Republic and the Custody of the Holy Land, the arm of the Franciscan order that shares guardianship of the Holy Sepulcher.—Sarah Kozlowski, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Holy Land