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Bethlehem Hopes for Rebirth of Tourism
By Linda Gradstein - AOL NewsBETHLEHEM (Dec. 23) – Merchants and hotel owners hope there will be no room at the inn this Christmas as tourism is expected to reach almost 2 million – four times the level of 2007. But just two days before Christmas, shop owners said business was not nearly as good as they expected. "We have a lot of tourists, but many of them aren't buying because of the economic situation," said Ahmed, 50, who preferred not to give his last name. "The main problem is that most of the tourists come for just two hours to see the church and maybe do a little shopping. Then they go back to ...
How the Pope Fell Short as a Guest
By David Gibson - Politics DailyPope Benedict XVI is leaving the Holy Land Friday much as he found it, which is not surprising given the length and depth of the enmities in that violence-wracked region. But this self-described "pilgrim" also seems to be leaving Israel, Jordan and the Occupied Territories much the same man who arrived a week earlier. And that may be the enduring, and for many, the dismaying lesson of this visit. ...
How Israel Could Have Been a Better Host to Benedict
By Elizabeth Lev - Politics DailyROME -- Abraham would have been disappointed. Ever since the first patriarch hosted the three angels at his table, hospitality has been considered one of the highest virtues in the Middle East. But thus far, Pope Benedict XVI's pilgrimage to the Holy Land this week has been marked by two different versions of welcome. ...
Benedict, Where Did Our Love Go?
By Elizabeth Lev - Politics DailyOnly a year ago, after Pope Benedict XVI's first visit as pope to American soil, what had originally looked like a bad blind date had blossomed into love at first sight. In New York and D.C., where one regularly sees dignitaries at Starbucks and on street corners, crowds took the day off and cheered themselves hoarse for the little German guy in the long white gown. Rating 80 percent approval among Catholics, and 70 percent among others, it looked like a love match. ...
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