Hay Dat: Heavy equipment was removed from the Cows’ Garden in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem

Heavy equipment, which was previously brought to the territory of the Cows’ Garden in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem, was removed yesterday, Hakob Sevan, a member of the Hay Dat Jerusalem Committee, told NEWS.am on January 8.

He said that employees of the Jerusalem Municipality also visited the area. Sevan added that there have been no incidents since the last attack on protesters on December 28.

“So far, the situation is calm; there haven’t been new problems,” he noted.

On December 28, a group of terrorists, about 30 people in black clothes and masks, armed with sticks, tear gas grenades, and some other means, attacked the Armenians in the Cows’ Garden of the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem in order to harm them, make them leave the area, and intimidate them.

It should be noted that two years ago, the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Nourhan Manougian, and the priest of the local Armenian church, Khachik Yeritsyan, made a deal with a Jewish businessman and leased the Cows’ Garden estate for 99 years. This caused serious discontent, as the agreement was illegal.