The mayor of Jerusalem on Tuesday suspended a plan to tax properties owned by Christian churches, AP reported.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that a professional team would be established to negotiate with church officials to “formulate a solution.”
“As a result, the Jerusalem Municipality is suspending the collection actions it has taken in recent weeks,” the statement said.
As reported earlier, Greek-Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox and Catholics churches decided to take “unprecedented step” and closed the Church of the Holy Sepulcher as a measure of protest.
The Jerusalem authorities required paying municipal tax from all their real estate, having imposed a penalty for the previous years. Holy City authorities pursued $186 million for church taxes.
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