An Israeli proposal to build a mosque next to a major Christian holy site in Nazareth elicited sharp opposition Monday from Christian leaders. Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah, the highest-ranking Roman Catholic official in Israel, asked the Israeli government for a “quick and just solution fitting to the special and unique nature of the holy town.”
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