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Pope Francis Refers to 'State of Palestine' on Holy Land Trip, Calls Mahmoud ... - TheBlaze.com Mon, 26 May 2014 13:03:21 GMT

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Pope Francis Refers to 'State of Palestine' on Holy Land Trip, Calls Mahmoud ...
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Palestinian officials hailed Francis' decision to refer to the “state of Palestine.” In its official program, the Vatican referred to President Mahmoud Abbas as the president of the “state of Palestine,” and his Bethlehem office as the “presidential ...
Pope Francis invites Israeli, Palestinian leaders to Vatican peace talksCNN
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Why there is no Palestine - Jerusalem Post Mon, 26 May 2014 18:44:40 GMT

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Why there is no Palestine
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After nine months of intensive talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, US Secretary of State John Kerry found out for himself that solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not as simple as he might have thought. For those unfamiliar with the ...
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The Pope's Pivotal Palestinian Moment - Daily Beast Mon, 26 May 2014 23:40:12 GMT

The Pope's Pivotal Palestinian Moment
Daily Beast
Later, after a mass in Manger Square attended by thousands of Palestinian Christians, he underscored his hope for peace in the Middle East, sending a clear message by calling the conflict “increasingly unacceptable” and using the term “State of ...


Pope prays for peace at separation wall - Aljazeera.com Sun, 25 May 2014 12:32:14 GMT

Pope prays for peace at separation wall
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Bethlehem, Occupied West Bank - Pope Francis has stepped into Middle East politics by praying for peace at the Israeli separation wall in Bethlehem, and inviting the Palestinian and Israeli presidents to visit the Vatican following the breakdown of ...


A leafy schism - The Economist (blog) Mon, 26 May 2014 07:45:47 GMT

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A leafy schism
The Economist (blog)
His ministers of finance and of tourism are Christian, as is his chief spokesman and the head of the biggest multinational Palestinian company, Consolidated Contactors Group, better known as CCC, now headquartered in Greece. But there is one issue on ...

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Pope Francis acknowledges 'State of Palestine' as he prays in Bethlehem - New York Daily News Mon, 26 May 2014 17:06:03 GMT

Pope Francis acknowledges 'State of Palestine' as he prays in Bethlehem
New York Daily News
Pope Francis acknowledges 'State of Palestine' as he prays in Bethlehem. The pontiff called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a 'man of a peace and a peacemaker' as he celebrated an open-air Mass in the town believed to be the birthplace of Jesus.


The pope in Israel-Palestine Pope for peace - The Economist (blog) Mon, 26 May 2014 01:12:19 GMT

The pope in Israel-Palestine Pope for peace
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On his way to mass, the pope, who is on a three-day trip to Jordan, Israel and Palestine, got out of his open-air car and pressed his forehead against the 6m-high concrete wall that cuts Bethlehem off from Jerusalem. Federico Lombardi, his spokesperson ...


Pope Francis calls Israeli-Palestinian stalemate unacceptable - The Guardian Sun, 25 May 2014 09:15:44 GMT

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Pope Francis calls Israeli-Palestinian stalemate unacceptable
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Jubilant, flag-waving crowds greeted the pope on the second day of his Middle East pilgrimage, which featured a mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity. Giant Palestinian flags in red, white, green and black hung alongside the yellow ...


Israeli, Palestinian leaders accept Vatican invite to discuss peace efforts - Fox News Sun, 25 May 2014 16:36:04 GMT

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Israeli, Palestinian leaders accept Vatican invite to discuss peace efforts
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Pope Francis plunged Sunday into Mideast politics during his Holy Land pilgrimage, calling the current stalemate in peace efforts "unacceptable" and winning the acceptance from the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to pay a ...


Pope lands in Bethlehem, nod to Palestinian state - Yahoo News Sun, 25 May 2014 06:26:53 GMT

Pope lands in Bethlehem, nod to Palestinian state
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Giant Palestinian flags in red, white, green and black hanging alongside the Vatican's yellow-and-white flags decorated the square. Many in the crowd also wore black-and-white checkered scarves around their heads or necks, a symbol of the Palestinian ...