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Archive of entries posted on 24th December 2004

Israel Lifts Travel Restrictions to Holy Sites for Christmas

(www.politinfo.com) A Palestinian drum and bugle corps heralded the traditional entry into Bethlehem of the Latin Patriarch from Jerusalem. At midnight, a festive mass is to be held in the Church of the Nativity. Interim Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas is expected to attend the midnight mass – something Israel had not allowed Yasser Arafat to [...]