Peace in the Holy Land

(9 Jan 06 - RV) During his address to the Diplomatic Corps, Pope Benedict XVI said

"There seems to me to be an almost paradigmatic illustration of these considerations at that nerve point of the world scene, which is the Holy Land. There, the State of Israel has to be able to exist peacefully in conformity with the norms of international law; there, equally, the Palestinian people has to be able to develop serenely its own democratic institutions for a free and prosperous future."

 
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