Political tact doesn’t stop Pope from (indirectly) tweaking Trump
- Oct 27, 2020
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Jordan PM hints at support for one Israeli-Palestinian state
- Jul 21, 2020
Jordan’s prime minister says the kingdom would look “positively” on the creation of a binational state that guarantees equal rights to Israelis and Palestinians if Israel’s proposed annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank closes the door on a two-state solution.
Christian clergy: Israel’s West Bank plans could be ‘catastrophic’
- Jul 8, 2020
The threatened Israeli annexation of territory in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley could be “the final straw” for a viable Christian presence in Palestine, said a group of local Christian clergy.
Jerusalem offers a grim model for a post-annexation future
- Jul 7, 2020
It’s hard to say what exactly will change in the West Bank if Israel follows through on its plans to annex parts of the occupied territory, but east Jerusalem, which was annexed more than a half-century ago, may provide some answers.
Vatican’s top diplomat meets about Mideast with U.S., Israeli ambassadors
- Jul 2, 2020
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, met with the U.S. and Israeli ambassadors to the Vatican to express concern that “possible unilateral actions” on their part would further jeopardize peace in the region.
Amid joy as Bethlehem reopens, Christians have uncertainty about future
- May 28, 2020
Bethlehem residents returned to the Church of the Nativity as the holy site opened to visitors May 26 after being closed since March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But amid the joy was a feeling of uncertainty about their economic future, as pilgrims and tourists are not yet able to return.
Bethlehem Nativity Church reopens after coronavirus closure
- May 26, 2020
Bethlehem’s storied Church of the Nativity reopened to visitors on Tuesday, after a nearly three-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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