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Michel Sabbah, Jerusalem's Roman Catholic leader, answering questions Wednesday after his annual Christmas message in Jerusalem. (AP)
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Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch rejects Israel's Jewish identity
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Tags: Christianity, Israel 

Israel's identity as a Jewish state discriminates against non-Jews, the Holy Land's top Roman Catholic clergyman said in a pre-Christmas address on Wednesday.

"If there's a state of one religion, other religions are naturally discriminated against," Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah told reporters at the annual press conference he holds in Jerusalem before the Christian holiday.

In his address, which he read in Arabic and English, Sabbah said Israel should abandon its Jewish character in favor of a political, normal state for Christians, Muslims and Jews.
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"This land cannot be exclusive for anyone," he said.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Arye Mekel said Israel provides full religious freedom to people of all faiths.

"We reject his claim that other religions are not enjoying equal rights in Israel," Mekel said.

With his statements Wednesday, Sabbah, a longtime advocate of the Palestinian cause, waded into a debate that has marred the fledgling peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.

He said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict had unleashed "forces of evil" across the Middle East and it was up to Israel to relaunch the peace process.

"I hope we are entering into a new phase with Annapolis," Sabbah saud. "The one who will decide is Israel. If Israel decides for peace, there will be peace."

"Until now, there has been no peace, simply because there has been no willingness to make it," he added.

Israel has defined itself as the homeland of the Jewish people since it was established in 1948. The Palestinians, however, refuse to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, saying that would mean Palestinian refugees who lost their homes after Israel's creation would not have the right to return.

Sabbah, who has been the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since 1987, is the first Palestinian to hold the post and is frequently critical of Israel.

"He also lashed out at Israel for visa restrictions he said were unfair to Christian clergy. A state in this land must...be open to welcoming to all believers of other religions," he said.

According to the Jerusalem Center for Jewish-Christian Relations, there are an estimated 170,000 Christians in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

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  2.   Crusades Inquisition Blood Libels Holocaust Forfeit Right 2 Speak 15:12  |  Straight Talk 19/12/07
  3.   Israel and Islamic Republics 15:18  |  T A sheppard 19/12/07
  4.   Sent this Catholic jerk packing,he thinks its Middle Ages 15:22  |  Absolute Sweden 19/12/07
  5.   Wait and See thee Responses to This One!!?? 15:22  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/12/07
  6.   Latin Patriarch 15:25  |  Carl 19/12/07
  7.   Finally, a Moderate Voice 15:25  |  POP 19/12/07
  8.   peace and justice 15:26  |  gearoid 19/12/07
  9.   actually...read the Bible 15:27  |  Jewish State 19/12/07
  10.   Well Said! 15:31  |  Clickfool 19/12/07
  11.   Too Sectarian... 15:33  |  Buzaglow 19/12/07
  12.   Jerusalem isn`t Jewish at all 15:33  |  Chanalau, Tova 19/12/07
  13.   Back to Fisticuffs in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher 15:34  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 19/12/07
  14.   CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM IS DISGRACED 15:36  |  CHAIM SOLANKI 19/12/07
  15.   Jewish Rule Is The Most Tolerant Of All Religions ... 15:37  |  Lavi 19/12/07
  16.   Apartheid State 15:40  |  Pauo 19/12/07
  17.   Hark... 15:40  |  Esther 19/12/07
  18.   Catholics cannot preach 15:41  |  Steven 19/12/07
  19.   AND NOW, IT`S QUIZ TIME!!!!! 15:46  |  Jay A Friedman 19/12/07
  20.   to Chana the smart guy 15:53  |  goldenberg 19/12/07
  21.   Steven 15:54  |  Teresa-Maria (Tess) 19/12/07
  22.   #9 - the bible 15:56  |  Iamashamed 19/12/07
  23.   What a crock of hoohaa 15:58  |  Dave 19/12/07
  24.   Sabah backwards is "Habas" which is one let- 16:00  |  Bombay Billy 19/12/07
  25.   Vatican for muslims! 16:13  |  Harry 19/12/07
  26.   Latin Patriarch 16:14  |  Yusef Daher 19/12/07
  27.   Latin Patriarch talking Greek 16:15  |  utagawa 19/12/07
  28.   #18 Steven 16:16  |  maoriboy 19/12/07
  29.   And the VATICAN STATE ???? 16:16  |  David Plane 19/12/07
  30.   straight talk re catholic church 16:17  |  realism 19/12/07
  31.   #9 The bible?? 16:19  |  T A Sheppard 19/12/07
  32.   Iran=Muslim state, USA, UK=Xtian state. Israel? 16:19  |  Richard S 19/12/07
  33.   Jesus was jewish, so Jerusalem is jewish as well. 16:27  |  Joey 19/12/07
  34.   Israel: Jewish or democratic? 16:32  |  Leser 19/12/07
  35.   Jerusalem`s Latin Patriarch says Holy Land is not only Jewish 16:32  |  Stegemann 19/12/07
  36.   Would "Canaan" satisfy the Israelophobes? 16:34  |  D.R. Zukerman 19/12/07
  37.   The Vatican of Vatican City - Splinter & Beam 16:35  |  Jeroen de Jager 19/12/07
  38.   #12 Tova, and London is not British 16:40  |  Bob 19/12/07
  39.   #5 Yakov Sullivan...You were right! 16:41  |  Realistic 2006 19/12/07
  40.   Who rules this land 16:41  |  history man 19/12/07
  41.   Israel guarantees religious freedom. 16:41  |  H.H.M 19/12/07
  42.   Mr Jewish State you overlooked one fact! 16:42  |  Bandar Michaels 19/12/07
  43.   #20: Vatican city as model for Jerusalem 16:44  |  Chanalau, Tova 19/12/07
  44.   31 Shepaprd, thats right..thats why we need to follow the Koran! 16:48  |  Uday 19/12/07
  45.   FORCES OF EVIL??? 16:48  |  Ian 19/12/07
  46.   #16 Pauo 16:48  |  Fernando Seabra Pess 19/12/07
  47.   Utagawa and the holiness of Jerusalem 16:50  |  Bandar Michaels 19/12/07
  48.   hollyland 16:52  |  fred 19/12/07
  49.   Re Click #10 16:53  |  Esther 19/12/07
  50.   Well What Do You Think It Is? 17:01  |  Yosemite 19/12/07
  51.   Re Joey #33 17:01  |  Esther 19/12/07
  52.   to TA Sheppard#3 17:03  |  Ilya 19/12/07
  53.   #42 more nonsense about pal origin 17:06  |  Bob 19/12/07
  54.   # 9 God gave it to the Children of Abraham 17:07  |  History Man 19/12/07
  55.   Sabbah is an anti-semitic, anti-Zionist Israel-basher 17:09  |  Evan 19/12/07
  56.   Michael Sabbah and the Jews 17:10  |  Mitchell 19/12/07
  57.   The demand to recognize Israel as the state of the Jewish people 17:11  |  Avihu 19/12/07
  58.   Pat the Patriarch on the head.... 17:11  |  sptz 19/12/07
  59.   #43, Confused Tova 17:13  |  Bob 19/12/07
  60.   My God, look at this feeding frenzy going on here! 17:15  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/12/07
  61.   Latin Patriarch rejects Jewish state 17:20  |  Adrianne 19/12/07
  62.   I FEEL THE VATICAN SHOULD BE FOR MUSLIMS, JEWS AND XTIANS 17:22  |  Steve Randolph 19/12/07
  63.   Reply to Bandars Michaels 17:24  |  utagawa 19/12/07
  64.   to TA Sheppard#31 17:25  |  Ilya 19/12/07
  65.   to 34 17:25  |  harry 19/12/07
  66.   # 4 Absolute Sweden @ St / Sv 17:26  |  Joseph E . 19/12/07
  67.   patriarch got it absolutely right 17:30  |  joe 19/12/07
  68.   Selective memory 17:30  |  Roberto 19/12/07
  69.   Cleansing of Christians 17:34  |  William 19/12/07
  70.   Catholic patriarch 17:41  |  Michael T 19/12/07
  71.   G-D gave b`nei Israel this Land 17:52  |  yameen 19/12/07
  72.   fool _ick 17:54  |  erez 19/12/07
  73.   What a farce 17:55  |  Hebe Ruth 19/12/07
  74.   To Chanalau, Tova 17:57  |  Boris S. 19/12/07
  75.   to William, #69 17:57  |  Evan 19/12/07
  76.   What a hypocrite. Irish is Catholic, so is Vatican 17:59  |  Marwan مروان خوري 19/12/07
  77.   #60 yakoub sulliman on Yerushalayim the Free 17:59  |  Ari ben Yisrael 19/12/07
  78.   sabba and israel as a jewsih state 18:00  |  geroge 19/12/07
  79.   Sabbah is Arafat with a Roman Catholic collar 18:01  |  Maurice 19/12/07
  80.   #66 fairy tales of Joseph 18:02  |  Ben Sina 19/12/07
  81.   Vatican`s War on Jews 18:05  |  Jeff 19/12/07
  82.   Jewish State & "Protexia" 18:07  |  eddie - Haifa 19/12/07
  83.   will no one rid us of this meddlesome priest? 18:08  |  Ari ben Yisrael 19/12/07
  84.   ERASEMSNT THEOLOGY! 18:08  |  Jeff 19/12/07
  85.   THE OWNERSHIP TO THIS LAND WAS GVEN TO ISRAEL,NOT LATIN OCCUPIERS 18:09  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 19/12/07
  86.   Is he primarily Latin, Christian or Arab? 18:11  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 19/12/07
  87.   #68 selective memory of Roberto toward the Palestinian 18:16  |  Ben Sina 19/12/07
  88.   This Talkback Should Be sent to every Christian 18:19  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/12/07
  89.   It is an honest response. 18:20  |  Mark 19/12/07
  90.   isn`t there a law against false MOSHIACH?? 18:22  |  mohammed 19/12/07
  91.   #57 Aviho Why Israel is not recognizing? 18:22  |  Ben Sina 19/12/07
  92.   82Eddie bubele...Don`t complain. Has nothing to do with the big 18:22  |  no protexia here 19/12/07
  93.   Being Jewish is a race. From 12 Tribes 18:23  |  MARK 19/12/07
  94.   The Vatican should respond immediately to this horror 18:27  |  Albert Edelson 19/12/07
  95.   A Mezuzah on St. Peter`s Door? 18:30  |  Joan 19/12/07
  96.   Latin Patriarch`s "peace christmasstatement 18:37  |  Malca 19/12/07
  97.   Jack Sullivan: you are an intruiging character,to say the least 18:37  |  Richard S 19/12/07
  98.   to Yaakov Sullivan#60 18:42  |  Ilya 19/12/07
  99.   #88 It wouldn`t help 18:51  |  T A Sheppard 19/12/07
  100.   # 12 Chanalau, Tova - from London 19:01  |  17 19/12/07
  101.   This guy is not that bad, Hillarion Capucci smugled arms... 19:04  |  17 19/12/07
  102.   Chanalau, Tova 19:07  |  mikeT 19/12/07
  103.   No jewish state! ...coz only a myth!!! 19:13  |  collond 19/12/07
  104.   If Israel decides for peace, there will be peace. 19:14  |  Stephen Connor 19/12/07
  105.   Joseph E.,Mekka was the place Hagar found shelter for herself 19:16  |  Absolute Sweden 19/12/07
  106.   Richard S should look very carefully at what I wrote 19:17  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/12/07
  107.   Rediculous 19:19  |  Jason 19/12/07
  108.   Holy Land 19:21  |  Shareef 19/12/07
  109.   Voice of the Moshiach (as if) 19:21  |  Stephen Connor 19/12/07
  110.   JEWISH IDENTITY 19:23  |  REUVEN 19/12/07
  111.   dear iamashamed, Israel belongs to G-D & who HE chose to own her 19:23  |  mary for jews 19/12/07
  112.   Mohammed and the False Moshiach 19:26  |  Stephen Connor 19/12/07
  113.   Vatican 19:28  |  Ed 19/12/07
  114.   Albert Edelson Writes!! #94 19:31  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/12/07
  115.   holy land 19:38  |  PIERRE 19/12/07
  116.   Sabah is both Catholic and Arab 19:38  |  Shareef 19/12/07
  117.   Catholic Archbishop Latin Patriarch 19:40  |  Christian Van Nieker 19/12/07
  118.   question for Yaakov Sullivan 19:46  |  Marbpl 19/12/07
  119.   Archbishop Saleh 19:46  |  Baruch Hashem 19/12/07
  120.   Mr Sabbah, you are not a christian who knows your Bible, Quiet! 19:46  |  mary for jews 19/12/07
  121.   Let Him Preach in Mecca and See the Reception There! 19:49  |  Mark Hamil 19/12/07
  122.   Richard S on Acher 19:51  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/12/07
  123.   Let`s see the score thus far, Torquemada. 19:51  |  Steve 19/12/07
  124.   Is the Patriach Christain? 19:53  |  David 19/12/07
  125.   Sabbah is 75, he won`t spout his lies for much longer.. 19:53  |  A Jew 19/12/07
  126.   church in rome 19:55  |  motti 19/12/07
  127.   Israel was, is, and will always be a Jewish state 19:56  |  Paula 19/12/07
  128.   Israel IS JEWISH 19:57  |  gwen 19/12/07
  129.   God make Israel for Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Jews only. 19:58  |  Shimon 19/12/07
  130.   Avihu #57. You make sense 19:59  |  Arab 19/12/07
  131.   Latin Patriarch Latin Patriarch Latin Patriarch 20:02  |  AARON 19/12/07
  132.   Preach it to Saudi Arabia and all Islamic kingdoms/Republics 20:03  |  Dirk 19/12/07
  133.   Italy not a Catholic country/ 20:05  |  Incredulous 19/12/07
  134.   Jerusalem`s Latin Patriarch rejects Israel`s Jewish identity 20:09  |  Jeffrey Hirschhorn, 19/12/07
  135.   Isn`t the Vatican a Catholic City State in Italy? 20:13  |  Sandman 19/12/07
  136.   Latin Patriarch 20:13  |  Edmond 19/12/07
  137.   SULLIVAN AND THE JEWISH STATE 20:13  |  Brant 19/12/07
  138.   ClickSHIT - Israel is not for you, stay in England bastard 20:15  |  bv 19/12/07
  139.   ... he is an outspoken Antisemite -- always was ... 20:17  |  felix 19/12/07
  140.   Jewish State = Racist State 20:19  |  POP 19/12/07
  141.   Strange 20:19  |  Serge 19/12/07
  142.   typical catholic. 20:19  |  danny 19/12/07
  143.   Jerusalem`s identity Mr Sabah 20:20  |  bytheway 19/12/07
  144.   do NOT worry james `yaakov` Sullivang 20:20  |  goldenberg 19/12/07
  145.   # 80 Ben Sina and his " skymile trip "fairy tales" vision " 20:22  |  Joseph E . 19/12/07
  146.   The Vatican MUST abandon it`s religious character! 20:27  |  Aryeh 19/12/07
  147.   Latin Patriarch 20:28  |  ISAAC MEYER 19/12/07
  148.   TO Jewish State #9 20:28  |  Steve Beikirch 19/12/07
  149.   TO YAMEEN # 71 20:38  |  Steve Beikirch 19/12/07
  150.   Countries with a State Religion 20:39  |  Bob 19/12/07
  151.   The Patriach and the Jewish State 20:39  |  Emanuel V 19/12/07
  152.   absolutely right 20:40  |  Josh 19/12/07
  153.   #57 Avihu - UNGAR 181 irrelevant 20:42  |  Rick 19/12/07
  154.   London is not British? 20:46  |  Palestinian Brit 19/12/07
  155.   He is not well read-Muslims wouldn`t let him in Jerusalem! 20:52  |  a spectator 19/12/07
  156.   United Arab Republic 20:57  |  dan 19/12/07
  157.   A dignified Patriarch 21:01  |  Tony 19/12/07
  158.   What is a Jewish state? 21:02  |  Rick 19/12/07
  159.   Separation of Church and State is what all Israelis need 21:02  |  Tosefta 19/12/07
  160.   lamashamed... 21:03  |  Nephtaly 19/12/07
  161.   Sabbah 21:07  |  Naftali 19/12/07
  162.   the patriarch doesn`t get it - shame on him, 21:13  |  ivo 19/12/07
  163.   Abusing his position for perverted goal 21:15  |  Shalom Freedman 19/12/07
  164.   Israel does not allow freedom of religion for all faiths 21:16  |  Roland 19/12/07
  165.   Hardly surprising a catholic rep feels this way, thanks Bob 150 21:17  |  topanga 19/12/07
  166.   to Yusef Daher 21:19  |  MR 19/12/07
  167.   Let this guy.... 21:19  |  R 19/12/07
  168.   JEWISH SUPREMACY RUN AMOCK 21:25  |  Rann Slok 19/12/07
  169.   Rick in TX, see my postings #38 and #150 21:26  |  Bob 19/12/07
  170.   What`s good enough for Jesus is good enough for me. 21:26  |  Yonatan 19/12/07
  171.   re: Fernando 21:28  |  Paulo 19/12/07
  172.   # 154 Pal Brit 21:29  |  Bob 19/12/07
  173.   Well said. Couldn`t be much clearer 21:31  |  Tim 19/12/07
  174.   Latin Patriarch # 131 21:33  |  AARON 19/12/07
  175.   Clickfool (10), the full consequence of your writing.... 21:34  |  Karl 19/12/07
  176.   This is not a Latin Patriarch, this is an ARAB PALESTINIAN 21:34  |  Jake 19/12/07
  177.   His Solution : The Wandering, Subservient Jew 21:37  |  Tod Zuckerman 19/12/07
  178.   `Peace and Justice` 21:39  |  Simon 19/12/07
  179.   For once I agree with Tosefta 21:39  |  Yonatan 19/12/07
  180.   Concerning the Patriarch of JTown 21:40  |  Nephtaly 19/12/07
  181.   Maurice & the zionists,comparing israel to saudi arabia is quite 21:43  |  lakshmi 19/12/07
  182.   Gross failure of leadership among Christians 21:44  |  Chick 19/12/07
  183.   cont.Maurice & the zionists,to this day he cannot enter a Hindu 21:46  |  lakshmi 19/12/07
  184.   On the fast of the 10th of Teves Sullivan spouts more sillyness 21:51  |  smarter then sully 19/12/07
  185.   POP`s PAP 21:52  |  Brant 19/12/07
  186.   #173 You say Arab Palestinian 21:54  |  T A sheppard 19/12/07
  187.   propaganda from the political wing of Israel`s enemies 21:55  |  Roy 19/12/07
  188.   one state religion 22:01  |  Darga Tvir 19/12/07
  189.   lackshmuk!!!!!!! 22:08  |  EREZ 19/12/07
  190.   First and foremost 22:21  |  Avi Yerushalmi 19/12/07
  191.   Tell it to the Islamic world 22:23  |  Paul Freedman 19/12/07
  192.   #181 you are either mad or blind 22:30  |  Bob 19/12/07
  193.   Addendum to #182 22:39  |  CHick 19/12/07
  194.   No hope with territorial rhethoric 22:41  |  Terry 19/12/07
  195.   This Man is No Catholic 22:43  |  Maynard 19/12/07
  196.   to Shareef 2 22:49  |  JJ 19/12/07
  197.   Hypocrisy of this Creep - The Old Arafat Doubletalk 22:49  |  Tod Zuckerman 19/12/07
  198.   "Sabbah, a longtime advocate of the Palestinian cause" 22:50  |  PETER SM 19/12/07
  199.   #164 Roland 23:14  |  * BEN JABO 19/12/07
  200.   Super selective memory #87 23:18  |  Roberto 19/12/07
  201.   Ari ben Israel 83 23:23  |  Sheva 19/12/07
  202.   from his lips to the modern crusade 23:42  |  Hal 19/12/07
  203.   Incredulous - The US is NOT a Christian Nation 23:47  |  Stephen Connor 19/12/07
  204.   Where was the Roman Catholice Church during Shoah?! 23:58  |  akiva (zionist) 19/12/07
  205.   what a putz 00:24  |  Paul 20/12/07
  206.   Haaretz` censors 00:28  |  ivo 20/12/07
  207.   All these posts continue to prove..."MEN TALK, G-D LAUGHS" 00:40  |  a very thankful jew 20/12/07
  208.   Where was the Catholic Church during the Shoah?! 00:49  |  akiva (zionist) 20/12/07
  209.   The Holy Land belongs only to the Choosen People 00:50  |  Christian Zionist 20/12/07
  210.   Christians 01:12  |  kay 20/12/07
  211.   Pomised Land untold story. 01:47  |  AYA 20/12/07
  212.   A Message from the World Union of Danites 01:56  |  Danite 20/12/07
  213.   jewish state 01:57  |  tom 20/12/07
  214.   Isn`t the whole Earth created for Christians and Muslims too? 02:08  |  William 20/12/07
  215.   ypocrite Patricarch: Italy=one state religion 02:12  |  The End Is Nigh 20/12/07
  216.   Representative of Rome 02:37  |  Rodney Dezarn 20/12/07
  217.   REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY 02:39  |  Barry 20/12/07
  218.   #108 shareef 03:02  |  danny 20/12/07
  219.   For a Latin Patriarch, this Priest sure is ignorant! 03:49  |  The Crusader 20/12/07
  220.   Putzriarch Sabbah 04:27  |  SR 20/12/07
  221.   Jewish power 04:28  |  Frank 20/12/07
  222.   Thank you Latin Patriarch 04:35  |  Dutch 20/12/07
  223.   Sabbah Rejects Jewish Identity 04:38  |  Moshe 20/12/07
  224.   #10 04:53  |  Moshe 20/12/07
  225.   This One More Muslim Than Christian 04:58  |  Yosemite 20/12/07
  226.   Questions for this latin patriarch 05:00  |  leo 20/12/07
  227.   Jerusalem`s Latin Patriarch rejects Israel`s Jewish identity 05:07  |  A 20/12/07
  228.   #9 Jewish State 05:08  |  Jim 20/12/07
  229.   #164 ROLAND 05:09  |  DANNY 20/12/07
  230.   #33 Joey 05:23  |  Jim 20/12/07
  231.   who the hell cares what sabbah thinks? 05:37  |  Judith 20/12/07
  232.   #29 Have you actually ever SEEN Vatican City, David? 05:55  |  Johnboy 20/12/07
  233.   Did Patriarch address Ethnic Cleansing of Christians? Of Jews? 05:58  |  Rob 20/12/07
  234.   What do you Expect from an Arab 06:00  |  J 20/12/07
  235.   Michel Sabbah`s 06:00  |  Ed garza 20/12/07
  236.   Diaspora vs Israeli Jews 06:03  |  Yitz 20/12/07
  237.   A Very Un-Biblical Christian 06:10  |  Christy 20/12/07
  238.   Israel as a Jewish State 06:12  |  Richard Lefkowitz 20/12/07
  239.   #40 history man 06:25  |  Jim 20/12/07
  240.   Ignorant Priest 06:43  |  Connie 20/12/07
  241.   Christian and Muslim claims to Jerusalem 06:44  |  SM 20/12/07
  242.   lakshmi-# 183-double standards 06:48  |  Daniel Leopold 20/12/07
  243.   198 PETERSM 06:49  |  DANNY 20/12/07
  244.   # 93 Mark 06:53  |  Jim 20/12/07
  245.   Evil Man 07:05  |  Shechinah 20/12/07
  246.   BEN JABO 07:50  |  Roland 20/12/07
  247.   Irrelevant dishonesty 07:51  |  Philippe 20/12/07
  248.   DANNY 07:52  |  Roland 20/12/07
  249.   more from the bloody catholics 1800 years on 08:01  |  victor hardman 20/12/07
  250.   Israel/Palestine 08:02  |  Yvonne 20/12/07
  251.   DANNY Hi. 08:04  |  PETER SM 20/12/07
  252.   margie in TA 385 - the patriarch, I believe, is palestinian 08:23  |  dana 20/12/07
  253.   Sabbah...In the footsteps of Hilarion Cappuci. 08:36  |  bat yam 20/12/07
  254.   Tosefta #159 = separate church/state as you say, but 08:37  |  dana 20/12/07
  255.   Sabbah is a fraud and an radical Islamist supporter 08:48  |  Ken Jurist 20/12/07
  256.   Dont you just love religion 08:50  |  SJ 20/12/07
  257.   When did the Latin Patriarch has any acceptance of Judaism? 08:59  |  Akram Zekaria 20/12/07
  258.   Latin P`arch 09:02  |  Andrew 20/12/07
  259.   "Apartheid State" 09:04  |  Andrew 20/12/07
  260.   An Honourable Arab Gentleman...... 09:05  |  Dagma 20/12/07
  261.   Latin Patriarch 09:07  |  Andrew 20/12/07
  262.   This man`s in the " soul saving " business ? 09:19  |  Klaudia 20/12/07
  263.   Oh Mr. Patriarch. . . 09:28  |  Yosef ben Shalom 20/12/07
  264.   The Truth Exposed ! 09:41  |  Akram Zekaria 20/12/07
  265.   The Latin Patriarch is from Nazareth. 09:41  |  Palestinian Brit 20/12/07
  266.   Satanic Sabbah 09:50  |  Klaudia 20/12/07
  267.   Holy as a fox 09:51  |  Steve 20/12/07
  268.   #88 Jack O`Sullivan on informing Christians 09:57  |  Ari ben Yisrael 20/12/07
  269.   Response to marbpl #118 09:58  |  Yaakov Sullivan 20/12/07
  270.   In the name of g-d 10:14  |  Richi 20/12/07
  271.   Esther #49 - land for the jews same as jewish land? (2nd TRY) 10:27  |  dana 20/12/07
  272.   # 130 ARAB 10:31  |  Baruch Hashem 20/12/07
  273.   Yaacov - thank you - that`s it exactly! 10:31  |  Palestinian Brit 20/12/07
  274.   Chick - #182 10:35  |  Marcos 20/12/07
  275.   Arab. East Jerusalem 10:39  |  Baruch Hashem 20/12/07
  276.   Andrew from Washington 10:41  |  Marcos 20/12/07
  277.   Ari ben Yisrael and to you as well! 10:41  |  Yaakov Sullivan 20/12/07
  278.   Christian Zionist 10:46  |  Marcos 20/12/07
  279.   Sabbah wouldn`t recognize God if he sat next to him on a bus! 10:52  |  Steve 20/12/07
  280.   Equal Rights? 11:06  |  Observer 20/12/07
  281.   Arab Catholic 12:20  |  Joseph 20/12/07
  282.   vatican/britain/canada/usa 12:50  |  fadi 20/12/07
  283.   Israel is Democratic state 12:54  |  Osman Hassan 20/12/07
  284.   PATRIACH-GRUNT 12:59  |  The Teacher/Instruct 20/12/07
  285.   Osman Hassan #283 13:07  |  T A Sheppard 20/12/07
  286.   Sabah`s rejection of the Jewish State 13:11  |  Elaine Suhre 20/12/07
  287.   What upstarts in Israel 13:33  |  Dutch 20/12/07
  288.   Shalom Freedman, If anyone is abusing their position 13:41  |  Dutch 20/12/07
  289.   Christian Zionist 13:46  |  Palestinian Brit 20/12/07
  290.   Steve 13:50  |  Palestinian Brit 20/12/07
  291.   Joseph in London 13:52  |  Palestinian Brit 20/12/07
  292.   Catholic Church - Founded by Christ 14:24  |  Child of God 20/12/07
  293.   # 292 re: Catholic Church, compare church doctrine to scripture. 14:46  |  Virginia 20/12/07
  294.   Easier said than done? ABSOLUTELY, that is why we should be 15:04  |  Virginia 20/12/07
  295.   SO WHAT. 16:20  |  Robert 20/12/07
  296.   Talk about Doudle Standard 17:48  |  Sruly 20/12/07
  297.   yaakov -- if so... 18:16  |  Marbpl 20/12/07
  298.   Everything he says is true 18:39  |  Stephen Murray 20/12/07
  299.   #209 CZ? what part of you is `christian? 18:49  |  scholor 20/12/07
  300.   Why would this patriarch say what he knows isn`t true? 18:50  |  DJStahl 20/12/07
  301.   #120 mary for jews 18:51  |  Jimmy 20/12/07
  302.   Is that R` Shmuel Rabinowitz still in charge at the Kotel? 18:56  |  DJStahl 20/12/07
  303.   the holy land belongs to Christ followers 18:57  |  Christian 20/12/07
  304.   Latin priest rejects Jewish state 19:09  |  Karen Schaffer 20/12/07
  305.   Israel and Religion 19:18  |  Jeremy 20/12/07
  306.   Response to "Christian" 19:34  |  Jeremy 20/12/07
  307.   #306 the Pharisee Jeremy! 20:03  |  Christian 20/12/07
  308.   HOLY UNTO THE LORD 20:04  |  Linda 20/12/07
  309.   #308 Linda! the old testement is a quaint antique! 20:24  |  Christian 20/12/07
  310.   # 309 20:35  |  Baruch Hashem 20/12/07
  311.   Sabbah 20:46  |  Andi 20/12/07
  312.   Christian # 307 20:47  |  Baruch Hashem 20/12/07
  313.   #310 the barkink Pharisee!! 20:49  |  Christian 20/12/07
  314.   # 302 Cardinal who refuse to take his cross off at the Kotel. 20:52  |  Mordecai Ban Natan 20/12/07
  315.   Israel`s Law 20:55  |  Baruch Hashem 20/12/07
  316.   #314 the Pharisee Mordeci 21:02  |  Christian 20/12/07
  317.   The Patriach 21:04  |  Cyclops 20/12/07
  318.   #315 Barking Pharisee 21:05  |  Christian 20/12/07
  319.   To #303 , "Christian" 21:15  |  Jake 20/12/07
  320.   "Christian" Is in the Wrong Forum 21:21  |  Jeremy 20/12/07
  321.   #319 the Pharisee Jake 21:30  |  Christian 20/12/07
  322.   #320 the Pharisee Jeremy 21:32  |  Christian 20/12/07
  323.   Only 170,000 to go.... 21:40  |  Colin Wright 20/12/07
  324.   "Christian" con`t 21:50  |  Jeremy 20/12/07
  325.   #4 21:51  |  Texas 20/12/07
  326.   Jewish Identity 22:27  |  Shmuelshachor 20/12/07
  327.   Israels identity 22:39  |  Uriel Pick 20/12/07
  328.   #304 the Pharisee Jeremy 22:44  |  Christian 20/12/07
  329.   #290 22:45  |  Steve 20/12/07
  330.   Catholics for Israel 22:55  |  Ariel 20/12/07
  331.   #326 the Pharisee Shmuelshachor 22:55  |  Christian 20/12/07
  332.   and the Vatican 23:04  |  JeremNTM 20/12/07
  333.   #148 Beikirch - You were there 23:40  |  * BEN JABO 20/12/07
  334.   A warning about the poster "Christian" 00:04  |  Margaret Bloom 21/12/07
  335.   STOP ARGUING ! 00:49  |  Voice of Reason 21/12/07
  336.   DAWN of a NEW YEAR! 00:54  |  The Teacher/Instruct 21/12/07
  337.   Ariel and Maynard: Read www.bitterlemons.org 01:10  |  Angela 21/12/07
  338.   Re #314 The facts vs. HaRav S. Rabinowitz 02:21  |  DJStahl 21/12/07
  339.   # 330, Are most Catholics ready to acknowledge 03:17  |  Virginia 21/12/07
  340.   Serving God is no small task...And it is not for us to judge how 03:20  |  Virginia 21/12/07
  341.   O` Come Let Us Adore Him... 03:42  |  Virginia 21/12/07
  342.   TO BEN JABO #333 04:47  |  Steve Beikirch 21/12/07
  343.   #342 Beikirch - Yada yada yada 06:13  |  * BEN JABO 21/12/07
  344.   Catholics for Israel 08:11  |  Palestinian Brit 21/12/07
  345.   Catholics for Israel - Ariel 08:20  |  Palestinian Brit 21/12/07
  346.   314 - refusing to remove a cross 08:23  |  Palestinian Brit 21/12/07
  347.   #334. Margrit 09:57  |  Shlomo 21/12/07
  348.   #339. delusional virginia? one word: `no` 11:09  |  Christian 21/12/07
  349.   #343. been jobless great aunts bones 11:44  |  wasting time 21/12/07
  350.   Re #314, #346 More on HaRav S. Rabinowitz 11:51  |  DJStahl 21/12/07
  351.   re: #347 13:53  |  Margaret Bloom 21/12/07
  352.   Holy Land 14:03  |  Gloria 21/12/07
  353.   #351. thanks henny :) 14:52  |  shlomo 21/12/07
  354.   #352. Glori to herself 14:55  |  sons of Ismael 21/12/07
  355.   # 352 Gloria AMEN !!! </