Egyptian occupation seized church houses in Jerusalem to lodge soldiers

Evidence

There seems to have been a shortage of soldiers’ lodgings and, in one case, some houses belonging to St. Jacob’s church in Jerusalem were seized to house the soldiers; S/5/47/1/150 on 29 Z 1249/9 May 1834. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1185

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims