His arrival in the West Bank marks the start of the most sensitive part of his three-day Middle East tour aimed at forging regional peace and easing an age-old rift within Christianity.
Source/Credit: Al Arabiya News
By Al Arabiya News | May 25, 2014
On the second day of Pope Francis’s Holy Land tour, the pontiff arrived in the West Bank town of Bethlehem and met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Arriving in a Jordanian military helicopter which touched down at a helipad in the town which is revered as the birthplace of Jesus, the pope held a joint press conference with Abbas.
Although Francis himself has said it will be a "purely religious trip," both Israel and the Palestinians will be looking to use the visit to score a few political points.
His trip began in Jordan on Saturday, where he met King Abdallah. Both issued a joint call for peace in neighboring Syria, calling for urgent steps to end the three-year-old civil war.
His arrival in the West Bank marks the start of the most sensitive part of his three-day Middle East tour aimed at forging regional peace and easing an age-old rift within Christianity.
After meeting Palestinian Abbas, the crowd-loving pope will drive through Bethlehem in an open-top car to Manger Square where he will give a mass that will be attended by nearly 10,000 people.
Meanwhile in Jerusalem, police arrested 26 Jewish extremists protesting at a key holy site on Mount Zion where the pope will hold a mass on Monday.
(with AFP)
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