A Christian leader in Jerusalem was cleared of charges that he sold church land to Jews. Palestinian investigators found no evidence that Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos I sold the land, owned by the church and located inside Jerusalem’s Old City. Irineos was demoted to monk following the accusations.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
