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year 2008 Top ^

Dec. 24
  West Bank: Thousands of pilgrims have been celebrating Christmas with a mass, include about 200 Christians from Gaza, amid tight security

Jul.27
  Jerusalem: The rabbi who supervises Western Wall condemned the removal of a prayer note written by Sen. Obama, saying the action was 'sacrilegious'
Jun.22 Bishops criticise Anglican leader  Jerusalem: Conservative Anglican leaders have opened talks on the future of the Church with criticism of the Archbishop of Canterbury

year 2007 Top ^

Dec.29 Gaza pilgrims stranded in Red Sea
   Egypt: Egypt is insisting that they must re-enter Gaza through Aouja. 2,000 Palestinians returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca are stranded on 2 boats Dec.24 Millions celebrate Christmas Day  Vatican: In the West Bank town of Bethlehem, the site of Jesus' birth, thousands of worshippers gathered to celebrate midnight Mass Apr.6 Peace pleas punctuate Good Friday
  Jerusalem: Thousands of pilgrims, carrying large wooden crosses, wound their way through the narrow lanes of Old City
Feb.12 Mayor to calm Muslim fears over walkway  Jerusalem: Jewish mayor has ordered a review of construction work near a holy site

year 2005 Top ^

Dec.24 Holiday spirit returns to Bethlehem
  West Bank: Thousands of tourists flocked for Christmas Eve celebrations, bringing a long-missing sense of holiday cheer
Sep.10 Israel to vote on Gaza synagogues  Jerusalem: The Israeli government is to decide on the fate of synagogues in the evacuated Jewish settlements Aug.21 Final prayers at settlements
  Gaza: Israeli soldiers and police have prayed with settlers before removing the last residents from Gush Katif bloc Aug.19   Pope issues anti-Semitism warning   Germany: Benedict XVI visited a synagogue in Cologne and condemned the 'unimaginable crime' of the Holocaust Israeli troops enter synagogue  Gaza: Unarmed Israeli troops and police entered a synagogue in Neve Dekalim with about 2,000 protesters inside

year 2002 Top ^

Dec.24 Little Christmas cheer in Bethlehem
  West Bank: Manger Square is lit up by headlights rather than a twinkling Christmas tree Dec.9   Sharon adviser against Arafat trip  Jerusalem: A top Israeli government spokesman said that Palestinian leader should not travel to Bethlehem for Christmas services Aug.11   Pope backs Mid-East peace force  Vatican: John Paul ll has lent his support to the creation of an international peacekeeping force

year 2001 Top ^

Dec.23   Arafat to defy Bethlehem ban  West Bank: Palestinian leader will defy an Israeli ban preventing him from travelling to Bethlehem to attend Christmas festivities Dec.22   Arafat barred from Bethlehem mass  West Bank: Palestinian leader will not be permitted to attend Christmas Eve mass until attacks on Israelis stop Apr.20 Israeli police enter Muslim compound  Jerusalem: Riot police stepped into an East Jerusalem shrine to quell a stone-throwing demonstration by Muslims leaving a mosque

year 2000 Top ^

Dec.24 No Christmas lights in Bethlehem  Bethlehem is quiet this Christmas. Only a few pilgrims visit the birthplace of Jesus Dec.15 Muslims clash in Jerusalem  Thousands, denied access to a sacred mosque, prayed in the streets Dec.1 Muslims worship in Jerusalem  On 1st Friday of Ramadan Israel lift age restriction Mar.21   Visit by Pope John Paul II
  Jerusalem: Pope placed a letter at the Western Wall




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