Come to Jerusalem, see the messiah
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As Christmas approaches, Christians around the world turn to thoughts of the Holy Land and the great figures in the Bible.
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JERUSALEM -- Hoping to quell days of Muslim protests, Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox Jewish mayor yesterday ordered a review of construction outside a holy site at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict, a spokesman said.
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George Bush says he sees 'a new opportunity for peace here in the holy land' as he begins his first visit to Israel as the US president
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Cheer came back partly to the Holy city, considered the birthplace of Jesus with Israel easing travel restrictions and extending goodwill gestures towards pilgrims and the Palestinian Authority (PA).
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Christians have discovered a powerful new teaching tool, and it's playing at a cineplex near you
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Israel was abuzz with excitement yesterday over the arrival of Madonna, its biggest celebrity visitor in years. The singer and her friends went to Israel yesterday
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem have brought an atmosphere of peace and goodwill to the holy city.
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JERUSALEM -- Representatives of the Anglican Church who toured Israel and the West Bank this week are recommending that the church withdraw investments from Israel to pressure the country to ease the ''draconian conditions&quot; imposed on the Palestinians, a church official said yesterday.
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Fresh from her acclaimed "Re-Invention" tour, pop idol Madonna embarks on Wednesday on a spiritual pilgrimage to Israel to practice her newfound faith in the mystical Jewish Kabbalah.
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President Bush will make his first trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank next month to push Israel and the Palestinians toward peace, the White House announced yesterday.
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Air Force One touched down in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. President Bush has come to the Holy Land for the first time as president of the United States.
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The prime minister, Tony Blair, right, with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, at a Jerusalem press conference. Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP.
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Madonna, a student of Jewish mysticism, was arriving in Israel for the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown on Wednesday. The five-day visit, which includes trips to graves of rabbinical sages, brought
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Muslims and Christians united in the hope that the festive season will herald a new dawn after four years of violence, attending midnight mass in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ.
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COPENHAGEN -- The "Amens!" flew like popcorn in hot oil as 120 Christian worshipers clapped and danced and praised Jesus as if He'd just walked into the room. In a country where about 2 percent of the population attend  church regularly and many churches draw barely enough worshipers to fill a si...
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For the past four years, Middle East peace could safely be filed under the same heading as Santa Claus: nice fantasy. But this Christmas, glimmers of hope have materialized in the Holy Land.
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Israel's prime minister arrived in Rome on Wednesday for a visit that includes talks with Pope Benedict at the Vatican and meetings with Italian Premier Romano Prodi and other top officials.Comment