Pope John Paul II’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land in March will include visits to the Western Wall and the Al-Aksa Mosque in Jerusalem. The pope will also meet with Israeli President Ezer Weizman and Prime Minister Ehud Barak, King Abdullah of Jordan and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat.
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