Pope Francis visits the Holy Land

Haaretz

May. 25, 2014

Pope Francis meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, in the Presidential Palace at the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday, May 25, 2014.Credit: AP

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Pope Francis waves as he leaves for the West Bank after his visit to Jordan, at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman May 25, 2014. Credit: Reuters

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Pope Francis waves as he rides on a vehicle passing by Israel's separation barrier on his way to a mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity, West Bank city of Bethlehem, May 25, 2014.Credit: AP

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Pope Francis leads an open air mass in front of a painting depicting baby Jesus at the Nativity scene covered with a Palestinian Kefiyeh, on May 25, 2014, in the West Bank Biblical town of Bethlehem.Credit: AFP