Eirinaios won the August elections, defeating two opponents, both of whom Israel backed. Israel opposed Eirinaios's competing for the post due to "security reasons."
Haaretz, April 17, By Baruch Kra
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The statement, drafted by a Washington-based grassroots organization called Churches for Middle East Peace, calls for recognition of a viable Palestinian state alongside Israel and an end to Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza.
By Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press, April 8, 2002
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Israeli followers of Christ worry about the daily threat of suicide bombings and cast anxious glances at Arabs who move freely in their midst. Palestinian Christians can't travel to jobs that provide for their families and cringe when the Israeli army begins another round of shelling.
April 3, 2002, By Mark Kelly, Worthy News
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The Monk was shot and seriously wounded in Bethlehem, most likely by Israeli fire, in the Church of Nativity Compound.
Haaretz, April 10, 2002
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