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Soldier says rabbis pushed “religious war” in Gaza
Our Jerusalem bureau has sent a very interesting report about criticism within the Israeli army of the Gaza offensive in January. What caught my eye was that it brings up the issue of a religious war,...
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What’s in a name?
From the “Get Your Priorities Right’ file… When faced with a potential public health crisis it is important, as Deputy Minister of Health, that you ease public angst by coming up with an acceptable...
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PAPA DIXIT: to Muslims, rabbis, bishops, faithful in Jerusalem
Four speeches today to four quite different audiences. Pope Benedict first addressed Muslim religious leaders (see our separate blog on that) and then Israel's two grand rabbis. Both were about...
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Who wrote the pope’s speeches for this trip?
Who wrote Pope Benedict's speeches for this trip? Why do his speeches to Muslims hit the spot and those to Jews seem to fall short? Does he have two teams of speechwriters, one more attuned to the...
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PAPA DIXIT: preaching family values and interfaith in Nazareth
Pope Benedict spent Thursday in Nazareth, the town where Jesus grew up in what is now the northern part of Israel. With no pressing political issues there, his sermon and speeches had a more religious...
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Impressions from Gaza: minority Christians and Hamas
When Pope Benedict visited Bethlehem, in the West Bank, last week, he was less than 100 km (60 miles) away from Gaza. But for the 4,000 Christians in this crowded Palestinian territory along the...
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Wall overshadows Muslim- Christian relations in West Bank
The Palestinian issue has figured prominently over the past week in stories with a religion angle. Pope Benedict's visit to Israel, which ended on Friday, was the most prominent. While visiting...
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A Muddy Journey: Sewage Tunnel becomes transit point to Jerusalem
Ordinary women and men, wearing plastic bags on their feet, pulling pants up to knee level, clutch their children to their chests and roam along a 110-metre dark tunnel of sewage to cross from the...
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Jerusalem: heart of the Mideast conflict
Jerusalem, December 8, 2009/Ammar Awad Next week is the time of year when millions of people around the world look to Jerusalem as the source of inspiration for the Christian festival of Easter and...
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Don’t preach to us, Hamas tells secular West
The West is floundering in immorality and has no right to criticise the Islamist movement Hamas over the way it governs the Palestinian territory of Gaza, a veteran leader of the militant group said....
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