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(82,333 posts) Mon Dec 24, 2012, 10:25 AM Dec 2012

Roman Catholic cleric celebrates Palestinian state

Monday, Dec 24, 2012 08:00 AM EST
By Dalia Nammari, Associated Press

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land has celebrated the United Nations’ recent recognition of a Palestinian state in his annual pre-Christmas remarks.

Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal told followers at the patriarchate’s headquarters in Jerusalem on Monday that they were celebrating “two occasions, the birth of Christ our Lord and the birth of the state of Palestine.”

From Jerusalem, Twal set off in a procession for the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Jesus’ traditional birthplace.

There, he was reminded that life on the ground for Palestinians has not really changed since the statehood recognition last month.

http://www.salon.com/2012/12/24/roman_catholic_cleric_celebrates_palestinian_state/

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