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The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fuad Twal, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land, talks to officials as he arrives in the West Bank city of Bethlehem after crossing Israel's separation barrier on Decemb...

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The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fuad Twal, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land, talks to officials as he arrives in the West Bank city of Bethlehem after crossing Israel's separation barrier on December 24,2012. Twal crossed from Jerusalem into Bethlehem through an Israeli checkpoint on Monday to attend a procession outside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus. Photo by Issam Rimawi

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Photographer
Issam Rimawi
Credit
© APA Images / Issam Rimawi
APA ID
APA-PH-2012-027866
Dimensions
2,574 × 1,747 px · 4.5 MP
Location
West Bank Jerusalem Bethlehem Palestine Israel Bethlehem Governorate Jerusalem Governorate

Topics

Culture & Society Conflict & Security Checkpoints & the Wall Christianity & Churches

Keywords

Latin Patriarch Jerusalem Fuad twal roman Catholic Church holy West Bank Bethlehem separation Israel checkpoint Nativity Jesus

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Editorial use only. No alterations beyond standard cropping and colour correction.

Copyright: © APA Images / Issam Rimawi

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