(25 Dec 1997) English/Nat
More than 600 Christians, Muslims and Jews joined a march near Bethlehem on Christmas Day to call for peace.
Participants held torches and carried banners calling for the freedom to worship in any of Jerusalem's holy places.
The marchers also urged Israelis and Palestinians to set aside their differences and work for peace.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Israel has prided itself on giving all religions free access to Jerusalem - Jews, Christians and Moslems. And this is true within Israel and it's true for all the tourists who come from abroad. But it's not true for the thousands of Christians and Moslems who live in the West Bank and who are prevented by the closure from entering Jerusalem to pray in the Temple Mount, to pray in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, or any of the other places that they might choose."
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