Bethlehem Residents Gloomy About Israel&#39;s Security Wall
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The security wall Israel is building aims to protect its citizens from Palestinian suicide bombers and other terrorists coming from the West Bank and Gaza.
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BEIJING, Dec. 25 -- Under heavy security, Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas arrived in the holy West Bank city of Bethlehem Friday night to attend Christmas celebrations.
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While nine-metre (30ft) steel &quot;peace walls&quot; divide Protestant and Catholic working-class streets and residents lock themselves behind metal &quot;safety&quot; grills, a grim picture is emerging of post-ceasefire Northern Ireland, where hundreds of families are
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Palestinians expressed sorrow and anxious at the thought of a future without Yasser Arafat, wondering if his departure would bring a bloody power struggle, a rise of militancy or peace talks with Israel.
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For many among the small and ancient community of Christians in the West Bank, a new security plan offers more safety than they have experienced in years.
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Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Bethlehem under heavy security this evening for Christmas celebrations. It was the first time in four years that a Palestinian leader has spent the holiday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
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As memorial posters of Yasser Arafat fade fast in Bethlehem&#39;s Manger Square, Palestinians in the birthplace of Jesus dare to hope this Christmas will not be as bleak as the last few.
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Peace appeals are heard as Palestinian leaders join Christmas festivities in the town of Bethlehem.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank : The Israeli army demolished the family home of three brothers from the Bethlehem region who have been detained on suspicion of their involvement in anti-Israeli attacks.
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Responding to a public outcry after a bloody Palestinian attack, Israeli bulldozers began flattening land for a security barrier in a part of the West Bank that has been ignored up to now.
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Some people were full of hope that, with Arafat gone, Sharon might finally do something to make peace happen. These same people were shocked when the news came from the borders.
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THE OLD Christmas carolâs âlittle townâ is now a city larger than Charleston, and itâsa depressing place. Four years ago, more than 91,000 tourists visited in a year to see Bethlehemâs religious
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Christians in Bethlehem, considered to be Jesus&#39; birthplace, pleaded for help in a radio report Wednesday, September 29, as Israeli soldiers pounded alleged militant positions killing at least six Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Hundreds of pilgrims and a new Palestinian leadership came to Bethlehem for Christmas as the town of Jesus's birth celebrated the festival with new hopes for peace following Yasser Arafat's death.
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The Palestinian attack on Monday has prompted many to say the wall should extend to the border between Israel and Egypt.
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&quot;I think it&#39;s very important for our friends, the Israelis, to have a peaceful Palestinian state living on their border. And it&#39;s very important for the Palestinian people to have a peaceful
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The flood of Palestinians out of Gaza is fraying relations between Israel and Egypt Â ostensible partners in peace but now bitterly at odds over the border chaos Â undercutting the chances that President Bush's Mideast initiative will succeed.