Egypt’s Copts set to resume trips to Jerusalem after two-year hiatus

In light of an Egyptian-Israeli rapprochement, Coptic flights to Jerusalem returned after a two-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coptic Orthodox clergymen walk in a procession around the Edicule, the place believed to be where Jesus Christ was buried, during Palm Sunday celebrations at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 25, 2021. - EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images
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Amid a recent Egyptian-Israeli rapprochement and after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, Copts are now allowed again to travel to Jerusalem to visit the holy sites for Easter.

On Feb. 11, the Egyptian Federation of Tourist Chambers announced it would issue visas for Coptic pilgrims to Jerusalem.

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