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Pope: West Bank fence is a symbol of 'stalemate'
By News Agencies
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Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday branded the West Bank separation fence as a symbol of "stalemate" between Israel and the Palestinians, urging both sides to break a "spiral of violence."

"Towering over us, as we gather here this afternoon, is a stark reminder of the stalemate that relations between Israelis and Palestinians seem to have reached - the wall," he said, standing by the fence at a refugee camp in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus.

The Pontiff later told Palestinians that he hoped the barrier would be taken down.
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"Although walls can be easily built, we all know that they do not last forever, they can be taken down," he said.

Stressing the need first to remove "the walls that we build around our hearts" and bring conflict to an end, he said: "My earnest wish for you, the people of Palestine, is that this will happen soon, and that you will at last be able to enjoy the peace, freedom and stability that have eluded you for so long."

Earlier in the day, the Pope called for a sovereign Palestinian homeland after arriving in Bethlehem at the start of a one-day visit to the West Bank.

"The Holy See supports the right of your people to a sovereign Palestinian homeland in the land of your forefathers, secure and at peace with its neighbors, within internationally recognized borders," said the Pope. He made the comments at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' presidential palace in Bethlehem.

Palestinians hope the pope's visit to the West Bank, and to the birthplace of Jesus in particular, will draw attention to their plight.

The German-born pope was welcomed to Bethlehem by Abbas on the third day of a visit to the Holy Land.

Security forces closed off many city streets and hundreds of people gathered outside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in Manger Square where the pope was holding a morning mass.

Pope Benedict told Palestinians that he was praying for an end to the Israel-led blockade of the Gaza Strip.

"Please be assured of my solidarity with you in the immense work of rebuilding which now lies ahead, and my prayers that the embargo will soon be lifted," the pontiff said.

Patriarch Fouad Twal, during a mass the pope attended in Jerusalem on Tuesday, reiterated the Palestinian people's aspirations for a "free and independent state."

The pope, on his arrival in Israel on Monday, also reaffirmed Vatican support for a Palestinian state, a concept new Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been reluctant to accept as a necessary outcome of negotiations.

Palestinians have set up a small, open-air theater beside a high concrete wall that forms part of the West Bank fence.

The pope will hold a mass at Nazareth in northern Israel, where Jesus grew up, on Thursday. The surrounding Galilee region is where most of the country's 154,000 Christians live and where he will meet Netanyahu.

He flies back to Rome on Friday.

During a special mass at the Gethsemane Church in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Benedict assured the thousands of believers present that he understood the "frustration, pain and suffering" the Israeli-Arab conflict has caused them. He also urged the relevant authorities to value and support the Christian presence in the city.

At the sunlit afternoon mass for hundreds of worshippers at the Garden of Gethsemane, beneath the Mount of Olives and the city walls, he evoked the "universal vocation" of Jerusalem as the spiritual home of Jews, Muslims and Catholics.


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      1.   Only hundreds? 10:07  |  Ken 13/05/09
      2.   Best Wishes to the Pope 10:21  |  Reid 13/05/09
      3.   Pope took side 10:21  |  Observatore 13/05/09
      4.   Deserve????? 10:34  |  Hezi 13/05/09
      5.   QUESTION which borders does the govt of Palestine recognise? 10:56  |  PETER SM 13/05/09
      6.   Sides 10:58  |  Paul 13/05/09
      7.   BRAVO! I Applaud The Pope`s Statement Of Something LONG OVERDUE! 11:01  |  Proud Pal Defender 13/05/09
      8.   catholic treachery never subsides the pope is a guest of israel 11:04  |  v hardman 13/05/09
      9.   The Pope Clearly Needs To Re-Read The Bible 11:05  |  Yishai Kohen 13/05/09
      10.   Prayers 11:07  |  sh 13/05/09
      11.   The Pope should not mingle with politics 11:07  |  tristan 13/05/09
      12.   Pope`s Comments on Palestinians Deserving Sovereignty 11:17  |  John Q. Public 13/05/09
      13.   Yishai #5 11:30  |  Esther 13/05/09
      14.   we offered them sovreignity at camp david and taba 11:40  |  harzion 13/05/09
      15.   # 8 yishai 11:47  |  Axel 13/05/09
      16.   to the honourable pope 11:48  |  samuel the seer 13/05/09
      17.   # 10 tristan 11:49  |  Axel 13/05/09
      18.   response to mr.Kohen Y. 11:49  |  Shuli 13/05/09
      19.   Peace and Conciliation?? 11:53  |  Historian 13/05/09
      20.   Arab Independence in `67 Palestine only key to peace 11:55  |  Hani 13/05/09
      21.   Duh, it was their homeland 12:00  |  Johan Odin 13/05/09
      22.   To Hezi 12:03  |  Mario 13/05/09
      23.   No Harzion 12:06  |  Sam Soul 13/05/09
      24.   Esther (#12) 12:10  |  Gil 13/05/09
      25.   The popes prayers 12:12  |  Beggar 13/05/09
      26.   15 axel 12:19  |  dave 13/05/09
      27.   Pope`s Too Drained because... 12:24  |  The Archives 13/05/09
      28.   3 hezi 18 mario 12:33  |  dave 13/05/09
      29.   Pope 12:36  |  Jim Brown 13/05/09
      30.   QUESTION for PSM which borders does Israel Gov recognise? 12:37  |  Roo 13/05/09
      31.   "universal vocation" of Jerusalem 12:41  |  Akiva P 13/05/09
      32.   Well said, I hope Israel listens 12:41  |  ezra 13/05/09
      33.   samuel the seer-harzion- no exemptions for spies! 12:49  |  gad 13/05/09
      34.   #16 Axel 12:51  |  ron 13/05/09
      35.   #27 roo jumping in the outback asks the question 13:12  |  v hardman 13/05/09
      36.   This Pope again at it ! 13:13  |  Akram Zekaria 13/05/09
      37.   A Sovereign State for the Palestinians? 13:21  |  Curious Jew 13/05/09
      38.   Vatican City should accept 1M pals as humanitarian gesture 13:22  |  John Nichols 13/05/09
      39.   2-State Plan doesnt make sense only if you think its aim is Peace 13:28  |  G Marcus 13/05/09
      40.   #30 Roo - Answer: Borders should be negotited, just to remind you 13:47  |  17 13/05/09
      41.   # 16 : Axel 13:53  |  tristan 13/05/09
      42.   roo the borders of the jewish state include 14:08  |  harzion 13/05/09
      43.   ezra why would israel listen to its enemies? 14:17  |  gad 13/05/09
      44.   #15 Axel 14:28  |  Dani 13/05/09
      45.   17 I`ll pass your answer to PSM 14:31  |  Roo 13/05/09
      46.   v hardman 35 14:41  |  potobac 13/05/09
      47.   converts 14:44  |  ecr 13/05/09
      48.   No pope`s visit would be completed without... 14:44  |  Matty Groves 13/05/09
      49.   The Pope & Sovereignty 14:46  |  Michael J 13/05/09
      50.   17, 40. The Pals shouldn`t have to negotiate their freedom. 14:49  |  Michael 13/05/09
      51.   Arabs should have sovereignty 14:52  |  Paul 13/05/09
      52.   Palace? 14:52  |  David 13/05/09
      53.   peter SM`s hypocricy 14:54  |  Truth 13/05/09
      54.   Why the uproar? 14:56  |  O-Dog 13/05/09
      55.   Wrong again Harzion 14:59  |  Sam Soul 13/05/09
      56.   #5 Some more easy questions from PETER SM 15:03  |  Johnboy 13/05/09
      57.   The neutrality of the pope 15:08  |  Arie 13/05/09
      58.   Deserve? Kurds? 15:08  |  17 - 13/05/09
      59.   #40 Just to remind you, 17 15:10  |  Johnboy 13/05/09
      60.   Return to 67 borders 15:12  |  Arie 13/05/09
      61.   From His Mouth To God`s Ear 15:40  |  Yaakov Sullivan 13/05/09
      62.   Palestinians deserve sovereignty 15:44  |  I. Benabu 13/05/09
      63.   Pope is spot on! 15:44  |  WHG 13/05/09
      64.   Sullivan: "reconciliation" 15:48  |  Christopher 13/05/09
      65.   dave istanbul - u r full of hate how can you judge the pope? 15:51  |  ezra 13/05/09
      66.   THE POPE TAKING SIDES? 15:52  |  Confused 13/05/09
      67.   papal selectivity 15:53  |  Arie 13/05/09
      68.   # 59 Johnboy - Just to remind you 15:55  |  17 13/05/09
      69.   #8 Bible? God/HOLY BOOKS/Religion AREN`T Licenses To Kill/Harm!!! 15:56  |  Proud Pal Defender 13/05/09
      70.   Palestinian Sovereignty - Johnboy, Durson, Someone Please Explain 15:58  |  Eli 13/05/09
      71.   #2 Observatore--Something NEEDED/NEEDS To Be Said!!! 15:59  |  Proud Pal Defender 13/05/09
      72.   Benedictus recognize Jews as necessary link leading to 16:01  |  17 13/05/09
      73.   Gad- so the Pope is your enemy??? u r obviously a bit mental 16:02  |  ezra 13/05/09
      74.   pope and Palestinians 16:06  |  John Mast 13/05/09
      75.   Ken - Individuals, not races, count to most 16:10  |  Don 13/05/09
      76.   ODIN Really? Before or After the Arab invasion? 16:11  |  PETER SM 13/05/09
      77.   ROO Israel has offered 90+% of the WB repeatedly 16:16  |  PETER SM 13/05/09
      78.   Bravo Johnboy 16:17  |  arik 13/05/09
      79.   Palestinians` Suffering/NO ONE`S SUFFERING Can Be Ignored! 16:20  |  Proud Pal Defender 13/05/09
      80.   Hezi- Pals wont accept "sovereignty" on Zionist terms 16:21  |  Don 13/05/09
      81.   CORRECTION: #8 Bible, Etc. SHOULD BE #9 Bible, Etc. 16:24  |  Proud Pal Defender 13/05/09
      82.   The Islamist Republic of Palestine 16:26  |  Anonymous 13/05/09
      83.   the Bible and politics 16:36  |  David 13/05/09
      84.   Don 75# 16:39  |  dave 13/05/09
      85.   pope 16:42  |  oz 13/05/09
      86.   #14 Taba? NOT True/Missed Opportunities On BOTH Sides. ...PEACE. 16:42  |  Proud Pal Defender 13/05/09
      87.   #59, johnboy...god you`re ignorant! 16:43  |  DR 13/05/09
      88.   That is nice of him 16:44  |  Mark Lincoln 13/05/09
      89.   HI REID #2 16:44  |  Big Sur 13/05/09
      90.   #4 Hesi I tend to Agree with you. 16:47  |  Big Sur 13/05/09
      91.   ok 16:50  |  oz 13/05/09
      92.   To Anonymous 16:51  |  Sam Soul 13/05/09
      93.   Proud Pal defender #7 Perhaps you should read this Blog 16:54  |  Big Sur 13/05/09
      94.   # 50 Michael/UK 16:59  |  17 13/05/09
      95.   #59 Jonboy who likes to negotiate with himself 17:03  |  Big Sur 13/05/09
      96.   the Bible and politics 17:06  |  David 13/05/09
      97.   ratzenberger and the logic of a sparrow or ostrich ?? 17:07  |  vhardman 13/05/09
      98.   #80 Don from Dallas 17:08  |  Big SUR 13/05/09
      99.   To Don - Sorry Please Explain - Palestinian Land in1967?? 17:09  |  Eli 13/05/09
      100.   65 ezra 17:16  |  dave 13/05/09
      101.   To Gad AND JOHNBOY - A Further Question to Your Points 17:18  |  Eli 13/05/09
      102.   to #19 17:18  |  javier 13/05/09
      103.   #68 17 17:19  |  Space 13/05/09
      104.   To PETER SM 17:21  |  Sam Soul 13/05/09
      105.   Mark Lincoln - Just the 1 billion Catholics of the world 17:23  |  Irish 13/05/09
      106.   ezra "so the pope is your enemy" 17:24  |  harzion 13/05/09
      107.   #86 Shalom DR you mean you just noticed how ignorant Jonboy is 17:33  |  Big SUR 13/05/09
      108.   PSM 17:40  |  Roo 13/05/09
      109.   Shaklom Arik #78 that is just it Pre 67 was trans Jordan, Egypt 17:41  |  Big Sur 13/05/09
      110.   Pope is the original anti-christ 17:45  |  George Duraisingh 13/05/09
      111.   Johnboy`s logic attracts decent Israelis. Numbskulls stay home. 17:45  |  Lou Medel 13/05/09
      112.   # 92 Space 18:04  |  17 - 13/05/09
      113.   To Sam - Please Explain What You R Saying 18:06  |  Eli 13/05/09
      114.   How is Palestinian self-government in reality? 18:14  |  Fortuna Benmayor 13/05/09
      115.   "...hostilities that have caused this wall to be built..." 18:18  |  suicide bombings? 13/05/09
      116.   IDF or PA forces? 18:32  |  Carlo 13/05/09
      117.   To Eli 18:32  |  Sam Soul 13/05/09
      118.   What Michael said, # 50 18:39  |  Loft Nuthouse 13/05/09
      119.   98 dave - he doesnt hate your people u hate ur people 18:42  |  ezra 13/05/09
      120.   "The wall" 18:42  |  flyingdoc57 13/05/09
      121.   Dave/Istabbul - right of return 18:50  |  Don 13/05/09
      122.   Open question to the pope 18:52  |  Arie 13/05/09
      123.   "DRAW ATTENTION TO THEIR PLIGHT" 18:52  |  danny 13/05/09
      124.   Big SUR - I agree 18:55  |  Don 13/05/09
      125.   # 44 dani 19:01  |  Axel 13/05/09
      126.   Eli - people, not States, have human rights 19:03  |  Don 13/05/09
      127.   "West bank fence is a symbol of stalemate" 19:06  |  H 13/05/09
      128.   17, 94. Oh you mean you haven`t got an answer. OK. 19:07  |  Michael 13/05/09
      129.   Proud Pal Defender 19:18  |  Brad 13/05/09
      130.   axel irony from a german? 19:19  |  harzion 13/05/09
      131.   ezra is sad 19:21  |  harzion 13/05/09
      132.   Johan Odin #21 19:22  |  Jasper 13/05/09
      133.   To Sam - Thanks and I look Forward to your email 19:24  |  Eli 13/05/09
      134.   Don of Dallas 19:24  |  Canada 13/05/09
      135.   # 128 Michael/UK - There is no answer to demagogic wailings 19:28  |  17 13/05/09
      136.   Walls 19:28  |  The Phone Guy 13/05/09
      137.   #125 Axel 19:30  |  Dani 13/05/09
      138.   # 130 harzion 19:30  |  Axel 13/05/09
      139.   #111 Mr Lou Medel why not prove some of Johnboys points 19:32  |  Big Sur 13/05/09
      140.   pope 19:34  |  eli 13/05/09
      141.   Hi Don, indeed they have 19:36  |  Big Sur 13/05/09
      142.   Europe`s New Crusade: Divide and Conquer! 19:39  |  David Ben-Ariel 13/05/09
      143.   the pope is right 19:43  |  kev 13/05/09
      144.   Line them up 19:48  |  Arie 13/05/09
      145.   17.135. You`re SURROUNDED by demagogic wailings! 19:49  |  Michael 13/05/09
      146.   axel "higher levels of literacy" 19:50  |  harzion 13/05/09
      147.   Why can`t he name the reason for it? 19:56  |  Fortuna Benmayor 13/05/09
      148.   Don, your history is very confused 19:57  |  R`phael Moshe 13/05/09
      149.   Mr. Poop-mind you own business 19:59  |  Don Rosenberg 13/05/09
      150.   To v hardman #8 et al `catholic treachery...` 19:59  |  Colin Wright 13/05/09
      151.   Big Sur - Who do I support? 20:01  |  Don 13/05/09
      152.   The Pope is Right! 20:01  |  Sam 13/05/09
      153.   119 ezra 20:12  |  dave 13/05/09
      154.   Hi Kev #143 such a detailed response...Pope does not rec Israel 20:14  |  Big Sur 13/05/09
      155.   #125 AXEL best read the Bible ( acatholic one or otherwise) 20:17  |  Big Sur 13/05/09
      156.   Harzion # 14 - Camp David and Taba 20:27  |  Nahman Umani 13/05/09
      157.   The Prayer of Toledo`s Ben Ariel 20:28  |  yaakov Sullivan 13/05/09
      158.   The modern Palestinians are the Edomites of 20:29  |  Maria 13/05/09
      159.   Pope 20:31  |  James 13/05/09
      160.   Another open question to Pope 20:31  |  Arie 13/05/09
      161.   David Ben-Ariel from America 20:33  |  John 13/05/09
      162.   Proud Pal Defender.....the Palestinians 20:33  |  Maria 13/05/09
      163.   Sam Soul # 23 20:34  |  Philippe 13/05/09
      164.   Let`s make a papal deal 20:35  |  Arie 13/05/09
      165.   Most Catholics including the Pope don`t know their Bible 20:37  |  MMM 13/05/09
      166.   George Duraisingh - Israel has been lost a long time ago 20:38  |  Peter 13/05/09
      167.   To Big Sur in California. 20:40  |  Lou Medel 13/05/09
      168.   well lou we know you are a funny guy 21:06  |  big sur 13/05/09
      169.   # 160 arie 21:20  |  Axel 13/05/09
      170.   you are right 21:21  |  steve 13/05/09
      171.   #60 Arie A good idea 21:22  |  Chris Linthwaite 13/05/09
      172.   # 164 arie 21:23  |  Axel 13/05/09
      173.   Calls for self-extermination 21:24  |  Paul 13/05/09
      174.   #162 Maria 21:24  |  BDS 13/05/09
      175.   Hey Peter # 166 Palis wonderful folks right... 21:27  |  Big Sur 13/05/09
      176.   Lou Medel - THAT WAS HILARIOUS! 21:28  |  Jau 13/05/09
      177.   nahman 21:36  |  harzion 13/05/09
      178.   nahman and shaul arieli 21:38  |  harzion 13/05/09
      179.   Time for the Pope to go home 21:39  |  Brod 13/05/09
      180.   Reminder-Palestinian terror build this wall 21:56  |  Abdul Aziz 13/05/09
      181.   Pope: West Bank fence is a symbol of `stalemate` 22:02  |  leib 13/05/09
      182.   Fence around our hearts. 22:06  |  Ahuj 13/05/09
      183.   BDS....the holocaust survivors went on with their lives! 22:07  |  Maria 13/05/09
      184.   axel on assassins 22:26  |  harzion 13/05/09
      185.   # 171 paul 22:29  |  Axel 13/05/09
      186.   #150 colin and the world beseiged by fantasy religions 22:30  |  v hardman 13/05/09
      187.   OK, Pope Benedict XVI, Here`s The Deal 22:30  |  Jeff Northridge 13/05/09
      188.   #157 yaakov fails to read these columns to see that things have n 22:35  |  v hardman 13/05/09
      189.   axel "just as the rest of the world builds border defences" 22:37  |  harzion 13/05/09
      190.   West Bank fence is a symbol of `stalemate` 22:42  |  Joshua 13/05/09
      191.   Security Wall undermine arabs armed subversion. 02:23  |  Joseph.E 14/05/09
      192.   # 50 Michael.....we are not a multicultural society 02:25  |  Lynn 14/05/09
      193.   # 105 Irish....just anote 02:26  |  Lynn 14/05/09
      194.   More than just a symbol ! 02:27  |  jim the mechanic 14/05/09
      195.   Arabs are not scandinavians, they`re mohamedans 02:28  |  Joseph.E 14/05/09
      196.   DO I NEED TO LOG-IN TO THIS CHATROOM?? 02:50  |  Marco 14/05/09
      197.   criticizing the fence, that saves Jewish lives 03:43  |  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 14/05/09
      198.   harzion and `big slur` destroy debate with their ignorant hatred 03:48  |  clue 14/05/09
      199.   No great fan, but... 04:07  |  Don from WA 14/05/09
      200.   Genesis and The ME Crisis 04:21  |  Shimon Cleopas 14/05/09
      201.   #68 I`m sorry, 17, but that`s nonsense 04:43  |  Johnboy 14/05/09
      202.   #70 Eli, your basic argument is incorrect 05:04  |  Johnboy 14/05/09
      203.   For Gods sake 05:32  |  jose eduardo 14/05/09
      204.   #107 Thanks for the laugh, Big Sur! 05:33  |  Johnboy 14/05/09
      205.   POPE X GOD 05:38  |  jose eduardo 14/05/09
      206.   Advise to religious leaders 05:39  |  Shimon Cleopas 14/05/09
      207.   #87 Reading DR`s post. 05:43  |  Johnboy 14/05/09
      208.   God loves us all 05:43  |  jose eduardo 14/05/09
      209.   Fence saves many lives 05:56  |  Baruch Gold 14/05/09
      210.   So called Palestinians Do not want State 05:59  |  Baruch Gold 14/05/09
      211.   Pope, all matters regarding...... 07:28  |  The Archives 14/05/09
      212.   Thank you Marco #194 07:35  |  Gregor 14/05/09
      213.   # 24 look at your history gil; muslim and jew fought together 07:43  |  eric 14/05/09
      214.   # 1 yes only "hundreds", ken 08:05  |  eric 14/05/09
      215.   #102 javier and his genocide 09:47  |  Hastaroth 14/05/09
      216.   H in London #127 11:26  |  joan 14/05/09
      217.   Colin Wright 150 11:27  |  jennifer 14/05/09
      218.   To Philippe 12:22  |  Sam Soul 14/05/09
      219.   Israel`s fate at stake 13:41  |  Michel 14/05/09
      220.   5 PSM 01:09  |  Jose Marcio 15/05/09
      221.   Maria # 183- What happened to "Never forget?` 01:53  |  Rick 15/05/09
      222.   pope / fool 11:27  |  Ray 15/05/09
      223.   Re:papal selectivity 17:52  |  Carole 18/05/09
      224.   Atrocities committed in God`s name 18:13  |  Carole 18/05/09
      225.   Michel dora you should ask G-d 16:28  |  petra 23/05/09
      226.   Historian thank yo. 16:32  |  petra 23/05/09
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