Palestinian, Israeli Christians bridge chasm in Spain
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MADRID — More than 150 Roman Catholics living on each side of the raging Middle East conflict say they bridged a chasm by flying to Spain for a huge youth festival attended by Pope Benedict XVI.
For Ala Sayej, a 23-year-old Palestinian bank worker from Ramallah in the West Bank, the World Youth Day party gives him a rare chance to meet with fellow Christians from his own region.
At home, Israeli army checkpoints and strict travel restrictions make it tough for him to see Christians from Gaza, the other part of the Palestinian territories, let alone those from Israel.
Sayej is one of 160 youths from the Holy Land — half from the Palestinian territories and the other half from Israel — who flew to Spain to take part in the Roman Catholic Church’s youth festival..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110819com3.html
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