ArmInfo. Today, a group of terrorists in black clothes and masks, about 30 people, armed with sticks, tear gas grenades and other means attacked the Armenians in the "Cow Garden" area of the Armenian quarter of Jerusalem.
According to the Israelahayer.com website, "the terrorists began to throw stones at the Armenians." The Armenian youths and the Armenian clerics, taken by surprise, entered into a real fight, giving a proportionate response and keeping the area 200 meters away under their control until the police of the old city arrived belatedly on the scene.
The attack was stopped. Two Armenians were detained. It is still unknown whether the attackers have been detained," the site writes.
Meanwhile, the Jerusalem Patriarchate reported that several priests, students, and native Armenians were seriously injured.
"This is the criminal response that we received for filing a lawsuit in the Jerusalem District Court on the issue of the "Cow Garden", which was officially received by the court 24 hours ago. The threat to the existence of the Armenian Patriarchate has now become a physical reality. Priests and indigenous Armenians are fighting for their lives on the ground. We call on the authorities and international media around the world to help us save the Armenian Quarter from violent destruction, which is supported at the local level by anonymous organizations," the Patriarchate said.
The Armenian Patriarchate leased part of the Armenian quarter of the old city of Jerusalem to an Israeli company for 99 years. The Armenian community of Jerusalem opposed this deal, organizing several protests. On November 1 of this year, Father Aghan Gogchyan, Chancellor of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, , announced that the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem sent a letter to Xana Gardens Ltd, informing them that it was terminating the contract dated July 8, 2021 regarding the Cow Garden estate in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem. The Cow Garden is located on the historic Mount Zion, in the southwest corner of Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter. Back in November 2021, the Supreme Spiritual Council under the Mother See of Etchmiadzin discussed the issue of leasing the Cow Garden estate of the Jerusalem Armenian Patriarchate and called for the cancellation of this decision.