In his Christmas sermon in Bethlehem, the Archbishop of Canterbury criticized Israel’s security barrier. In his Monday speech, Rowan Williams compared the Palestinians’ situation to the suffering of Jesus. Israel’s West Bank security barrier has drastically reduced terrorist attacks.
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