The Palestinian Authority denounced Israel’s decision to maintain control over Rachel’s Tomb near Bethlehem. Israel’s decision is a “new crime against the Palestinian people, their Christian and Muslim holy places,” the Palestinian Authority said in a statement Thursday.
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