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ame expression already three years ago. In addition, there is an attempt to connect Jesus to the Palestinian leaders themselves. Senior PA leader Jibril Rajoub said: "The greatest Palestinian in history since Jesus is Yasser Arafat," and an editorial in the PA official daily referred to Arafat, Jesus and
the birthplace of the religions..." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Dec. 24, 2012] Palestinian historian Khalil Shoka: "The Christian religion started here [Bethlehem]... The entire world is focused on this city because of its important historical and traditional role... because in the final analysis, Jesus is a
farm in the Negev, there was no reason to expect his visit would pose a major public-order issue, and no basis for blocking it. When Shlomo contacted Jibril Rajoub, Arafat’s West Bank security commander, Rajoub asked only that two conditions be imposed, and Shlomo agreed. The first was that the visit not occur o
ristian and Islamic holy sites,” he declared. He didn’t mention Jews, beyond a bizarre reference to the 2,000" anniversary of the birth of Christ “in Bethlehem, Palestine.” I couldn’t resist remarking to one of the American negotiators that I’d always thought Jesus grew up as a Jewish boy, making thrice-year
farm in the Negev, there was no reason to expect his visit would pose a major public-order issue, and no basis for blocking it. When Shlomo contacted Jibril Rajoub, Arafat's West Bank security commander, Rajoub asked only that two conditions be imposed, and Shlomo agreed. The first was that the visit not occur o
hristian and Islamic holy sites," he declared. He didn't mention Jews, beyond a bizarre reference to the 2,000 anniversary of the birth of Christ "in Bethlehem, Palestine." I couldn't resist remarking to one of the American negotiators that I'd always thought Jesus grew up as a Jewish boy, making thrice-year
Entities connected to both Jibril Rajoub and Bethlehem

George W. Bush
PERSON
Barack Obama
PERSON
Jerusalem
LOCATION
Benjamin Netanyahu
PERSON
John F. Kennedy
PERSON
Fatah
ORGANIZATION
United States
LOCATION
Ehud Barak
PERSON
Lebanon
LOCATION
Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Virginia Giuffre
PERSONthe Gaza Strip
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West Bank
LOCATION
Mahmoud Abbas
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Ramallah
LOCATION
Knesset
ORGANIZATIONthe State of Israel
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Yasser Arafat
PERSON
Bill Clinton
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Michael Cohen
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