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Church of the Nativity. (Tomer Neuberg / Jini) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 19:01 30/12/2007 IDF soldier gets prison sentence for entering Bethlehem By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Bethlehem, Church of Nativity  An Israel Defense Forces soldier arrested by the Palestinian police on Saturday upon entering Bethlehem was sentenced Sunday to 28 days in military prison. The soldier arrived in Bethlehem armed with an M-16 rifle and accompanied by two civilians. The three were on their way to the Church of the Nativity, thus violating the Central District Command's orders forbidding uncoordinated entrance of Israelis into Area A, which is under full Palestinian control. Following their arrest, the three were brought to Coordination and Liaison offices and were then transferred to Israeli custody. Advertisement The soldier and the two civilians - a 37-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman - are all residents of Palmahim. They said that they had traveled to the West Bank city in order to see its fir trees. Bookmark to del.icio.us Santa's helpers Foreign workers hope for citizenship for Christmas. Jihad in Palestine In a new audio tape Bin Laden vows to free Palestine.

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