The top Roman Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land criticized Israel and the Palestinian Authority. In his annual Christmas message, Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah criticized Israel’s blockade of Palestinian-controlled areas and spoke out against Palestinian suicide bomb attacks against Israel.
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