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

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The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fuad Twal, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land, waves to the crowds 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-2012-027874
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3,000 × 2,000 px · 6 MP
Location
West Bank Jerusalem Bethlehem Palestine Israel Bethlehem Governorate

Topics

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

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

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Copyright: © APA Images / Issam Rimawi

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