Israel allows free travel into Bethlehem
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In the latest sign that Israeli-Palestinian relations are warming since the death of Yasser Arafat, Israel is allowing free travel into Bethlehem this Christmas Eve.
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&quot;Bethlehem should be a free city. It is a symbol of peace, a symbol for all the Christian world and all humanity.&quot;. Praying for peace ... Christian pilgrims visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. However
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank Israel is passing out candy as it allows people to freely travel into Bethlehem this Christmas Eve. Officials say they expect some five thousand people today and tomorrow to visit the town where Jesus was born.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Dec. 24 -- Several thousand pilgrims celebrated Christmas Eve in the place traditionally known as the birthplace of Jesus, welcoming the new thaw in Israeli-Palestinian relations and voicing hopes for peace in the Middle East.
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EREZ CROSSING, Gaza Strip, June 20 -- Israel allowed Palestinians with severe health problems and foreign-passport holders to leave Gaza on Wednesday in a flight that reflected the humanitarian challenges that have arisen in the days since Hamas's violent takeover of the strip.
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The illegal barrier cuts through several kilometers of Bethlehem and it is expected to stretch across more than 700 kilometers (420 miles).
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Israeli soldiers sent sweets and Christmas greetings to Palestinians in Bethlehem today, the latest sign that relations between the sides have warmed since the death of Yasser Arafat.
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Israel allows Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya to return to Gaza, but without millions of dollars in donations.
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Israel lifts a ban on contacts with the new Palestinian leader, opening the way for security talks.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Thousands of pilgrims flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for a Christmas mass which Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Western powers hope will highlight the benefits of peacemaking.
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Israel says it will not restrict access to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, that begins on Friday.
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Israel is allowing hundreds of Palestinians from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to cross Israeli territory on their way to the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca, Israeli and Palestinian officials said on Sunday.
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The move ends Israelâs fiscal isolation of the Palestinians, which began with the installation of a Hamas government last year.
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Israel orders closure of crossings, preventing people going out and UN trucks from delivering food aid
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Israel agreed to allow supplies of some fuel and medicine into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip starting on Tuesday, easing a blockade that sparked international protests.
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A prominent candidate in the Palestinian presidential elections accused Israel yesterday of &quot;discrimination&quot; in allowing the former prime minister Mahmoud Abbas to travel freely
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The Israeli former nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu has been detained, trying to enter Bethlehem in defiance of a travel ban. Mr Vanunu was released in April after 18 years in jail for disclosing details of Israel&#39;s nuclear weapons programme.