*JERUSALEM'S CHURCH OF HOLY SEPULCHRE REOPENS*

JERUSALEM'S Church of Holy Sepulchre reopens after protest.

Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre : revered as the site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial, reopened on Wednesday last, after Israel-

Backtracked on Tuesday from a Tax Plan and a Draft property legislation that triggered a three-day protest.

The rare decision on Sunday by church leaders to close the ancient holy site, a favorite among tourists and pilgrims, with the busy Easter holiday approaching put extra pressure on Israel to re-evaluate and suspend the moves.

After receiving the statement from the office of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Clergy announced on Tuesday the church would reopen the next morning.

Before dawn on Wednesday, Wajeeh Nusseibeh who is in charge of locking and unlocking the church. climbed a stepladder and turned the key to open its main wooden door.

''It's one of the holiest sites for our religion and very pray hard these last three days that things would change and it would be open for us to be able to go in,'' said American pilgrim, who gave her name only as Laurie. [Agencies]