Pope Benedict XVI ended his pilgrimage to the Holy Land yesterday with his strongest call yet for the creation of a Palestinian state, insisting that peace was possible. On the tarmac of Tel Aviv's airport, he said the state of Israel had the right to exist in peace. "Let it be likewise acknowledged that the Palestinian people have a right to a sovereign independent homeland. Let the two-state solution become a reality, not remain a dream," he said. Earlier, thousands of soldiers and policemen were deployed as the pontiff walked into the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Pope Renews Peace Call
Pope Benedict XVI ended his pilgrimage to the Holy Land yesterday with his strongest call yet for the creation of a Palestinian state, insisting that peace was possible. On the tarmac of Tel Aviv's airport, he said the state of Israel had the right to exist in peace. "Let it be likewise acknowledged that the Palestinian people have a right to a sovereign independent homeland. Let the two-state solution become a reality, not remain a dream," he said. Earlier, thousands of soldiers and policemen were deployed as the pontiff walked into the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
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