Pope says Israel, Palestine must strive toward peace
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="they">they</span> "<span word="must">must</span> <span word="respond">respond</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="yearning">yearning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> "<span word="undaunted">undaunted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span>” <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Jews">Jews</span>, <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vatican">Vatican</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pope">pope</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Shimon">Shimon</span> <span word="Peres">Peres</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="Mahmoud">Mahmoud</span> <span word="Abbas">Abbas</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vatican">Vatican</span> <span word="gardens">gardens</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="relaunch">relaunch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Peacemaking">Peacemaking</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="courage">courage</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="warfare">warfare</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courage">courage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="yes">yes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>; <span word="yes">yes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>; <span word="yes">yes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hostilities">hostilities</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pope">pope</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="rabbis">rabbis</span>, <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="cardinals">cardinals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="imams">imams</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chanted">chanted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Testament">Testament</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Testament">Testament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Quran">Quran</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span>, <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="Hebrew">Hebrew</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arabic">Arabic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vatican">Vatican</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chanting">chanting</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="synagogue">synagogue</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mosque">mosque</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primly">primly</span> <span word="manicured">manicured</span> <span word="triangular">triangular</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vatican">Vatican</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="neutral">neutral</span>” <span word="site">site</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Patriarch">Patriarch</span> <span word="Bartholomew">Bartholomew</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 250 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span>, <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rejection">rejection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="provocation">provocation</span>.</p>
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