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• Bethlehem profits from peaceful Christmas

21-Dec-07 Christian Today,

Bethlehem souvenir store owner Mike Canawati is gearing up for his merriest Christmas in years.

(Read more here)

• 60,000 Christian pilgrims to visit Holy Land this Christmas

21-Dec-07 Christian Today,

Around 60,000 Christian pilgrims are expected to visit Israel this Christmas. The Israeli Tourism Ministry has said that the number of pilgrims is around 50 per cent higher than in 2006.

(Read more here)

• Letter to an Israeli in Christmas Time

21-Dec-07 Dr. Bernard Sabella,

This is the time of feasts and holidays. We are on our second day of Eid El Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice; Hanukkah, the Feast of Lights, was celebrated few days ago. Christmas is around the corner.

(Read more here)

• Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch rejects Israel's Jewish identity

19-Dec-07

Israel's identity as a Jewish state discriminates against non-Jews, the Holy Land's top Roman Catholic clergyman said in a pre-Christmas address on Wednesday.

(Read more here)

• STATEMENT BY AUSTRALIAN CHURCH LEADERS

19-Dec-07

Bethlehem, December 2007

(Read more here)

• World Awaits Hope and Peace, Says Custos

19-Dec-07 Zenit,

Writes Christmas Message From Holy Land

(Read more here)

• CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

19-Dec-07 SABEEL,

Bethlehem not Annapolis

(Read more here)

• Pope Benedict will not visit Holy Land, Vatican spokesman says

19-Dec-07 CNA,

Vatican officials said Monday that a papal visit to the Holy Land would not take place due to a variety of reasons, which include conflicts with the Israeli government over policies detrimental to Christians in the region.

(Read more here)

• Statement from Caritas Jerusalem on the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

18-Dec-07 Caritas,

After 40 years of occupation and 60 years of the displacement of the Palestinian people, we commemorate this day, November 29, to remember the Palestinian people and to join with them in solidarity in pursuit of their national aspirations.

(Read more here)

• Not From Jerusalem # 5

17-Dec-07 Russell O. Siler,

First I read the headlines and follow the stories that make the popular media: newspapers—both those delivered to the driveway and those delivered via the magic of electronics—television news and commentary, and magazines.

(Read more here)

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