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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BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem have brought an atmosphere of peace and goodwill to the holy city.
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For many Palestinian Jerusalemites, a trip to school or work is complicated by multiple checkpoint crossings. Part 2 of three.
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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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BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Oct. 17 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid an emotional visit Wednesday to the church revered as marking the birthplace of Jesus, before hearing from prominent Palestinians that failure of her new peace initiative could worsen their conflict with Israel.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in Jerusalem for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. He&#39;s hoping to get both sides to participate in a Mideast conference in London.
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The head of the Anglican Church has gone to Israel to meet the country's chief rabbis for talks Wednesday, his office said.
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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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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Hundreds of millions around the world prepared Friday to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, a Christmas festival of religious joy for many and commercial excess for others, against a backdrop of continuing global security
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This weekend, and for many Christians the next 12 days, symbolize the conception of their faith. But geopolitically, they also represent a turning point that we can anticipate
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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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&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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Madonna was due to arrive in Israel last night on a five-day pilgrimage to practise her new-found faith, Kabbalah, an ancient form of Jewish mysticism.
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Pop star Madonna, on a spiritual pilgrimage to the Holy Land, glimpsed Judaism&#39;s sacred Western Wall from afar in the dead of night to avoid being mobbed by waiting photographers.
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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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TEL AVIV, Israel - Madonna arrived in Israel on the eve of the Jewish New Year yesterday for a five-day spiritual pilgrimage to explore her interest in kabbala mysticism.