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Iraqi Christians meanwhile celebrated a fearful Christmas in the shadow of suicide bombings and sectarian violence, while Christians from the Gaza Strip crossed a heavily-armed checkpoint into Israel. Hundreds crossed the checkpoint clutching special permits enabling them to spend Christmas outside the Hamas-run territory.

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ekklesiawarrior7 months, 2 weeks ago

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In Bethlehem, where Jesus was born, Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah said in a sermon for Christmas midnight mass: "This land of God cannot be for some a land of life and for others a land of death, exclusion, occupation, or political imprisonment.
"All those whom God, the lord of history, has gathered here must be able to find in this land life, dignity and security,'' he said, addressing thousands of Christians from all over the world in a sermon delivered in his native Arabic.

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