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Explainer: What is happening with the monastery in Haifa?
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Over the past several months, members of an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect known as Berslav Hasidim have been making unwelcome visits to the Catholic monastery of Stella Maris in Haifa. The sect's followers believe that the grave of an Israelite prophet called Elisha is in the ancient monastery. However, local Palestinian Christians dispute the claim, viewing it as an attempt of a "radical group" to take over the holy site.  It started with only a few unnoticeable visitors. Then it progressed to include dozens "bursting" into the church and holding prayers in a "provocative manner", according to advocate George Shehade, a Palestinian Christian resident of the scenic portal

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