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• Bethlehem's Outlook Bleak, Says Mayor / Wall Has Turned "Town Into a Prison"

19-Dec-06 Zenit.org,

As Christmas draws near, Bethlehem is living one of the "most difficult periods in its history," says the town's mayor.

(Read more here)

• Arab Christian Children Hope to Journey to Bethlehem for Christmas

15-Dec-06 HCEF,

Arab Christian children from Jordan, Palestine and Israel can celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem this year – some for the first time ever.

(Read more here)

• Papal Aide and Donation Go to Holy-Land Christians

15-Dec-06 Zenit.org,

The president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" is visiting the Holy Land to express Benedict XVI's closeness to the Christian communities and to give them a gift in his name.

(Read more here)

• WORK BEGINS ON AN INTERNATIONAL CHURCH FORUM FOR PEACE IN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL

14-Dec-06 WCC,

With the urgent necessity of peace in Israel and Palestine at the top of the agenda, a World Council of Churches meeting has begun work on setting up an international forum to galvanize world-wide church advocacy for the Middle East.

(Read more here)

• Bethlehem faces darkest hour, mayor says in Christmas message

14-Dec-06 Pax Christi International,

The birthplace of Jesus is facing one of the darkest chapters in its history, the Bethlehem mayor has said in a Christmas address, regretting the impact of the separation wall constructed by the Israeli government on the Palestinian town.

(Read more here)

• Pax Christi International Reiterates Call for a Comprehensive Middle East Peace Process

14-Dec-06 Pax Christi International,

Pax Christi International calls for immediate international efforts towards a new, just and comprehensive peace process in the Middle East.

(Read more here)

• Israeli Prime Minister Olmert to meet Pope at Vatican

12-Dec-06 ENI,

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has left for three days of talks in Europe to discuss Middle East issues and his trip will conclude with a visit to the Vatican to meet Pope Benedict XVI.

(Read more here)

• Tutu cancels Gaza visit but says 'faith' always gives him hope

12-Dec-06 ENI,

South African Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu says it is distressing that Israel blocked a planned mission by him and British professor Christine Chinkin to investigate the killing of 19 Palestinian civilians by Israeli shells.

(Read more here)

• CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2006 / FROM THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES GENERAL SECRETARY

12-Dec-06 WCC,

St Luke recounts the story of the heavenly host of angels who announced the birth of Jesus to shepherds in the fields near Bethlehem...

(Read more here)

• Christmas Appeal 2007

11-Dec-06 HCEF,

What would you do if a family member were in trouble? What if an elderly aunt were sick and needed medicine, or a brother was out of work and needed money?

(Read more here)

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