The incident of Holy Saturday in Jerusalem with the arrest and violent treatment against the guard of the Greek Consul is of particular gravity, which cannot and must not be downplayed.The self-evident intervention of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs may have been sufficient for the immediate management of the incident in the first place, but the need for detailed information remains timely in relation to the circumstances under which it happened and the consequences it has It is necessary for the Greek Government to take initiatives to avoid similar behaviors in the future, given both the escalating situation in the Middle East, the high religious, historical and cultural value of the site where the incident took place and the national importance of the Jerusalem Patriarchate.

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