Overview
- He said he was stopped at checkpoints and told he could not visit Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank.
- The disclosure came during his Christmas Day sermon at York Minster.
- He cited an olive wood nativity from Bethlehem YMCA depicting a wall blocking the three kings as a symbol of division.
- He framed the experience as a warning that fear of strangers and self‑protective walls erode common humanity.
- UK coverage relayed his account on December 25–26 with no official Israeli response or independent verification reported.