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Fact Check: Did Pope Francis Kiss Rothschild Family Member's Hand? Know Truth Behind Viral Photo
The Verdict [Misleading] The Pope is kissing Holocaust survivor Eliezer Grynfeld’s hand—misidentified online as 'John ...
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Here's how Hamas, Iran, Palestine reacted to Pope Francis' death: ‘We lost a faithful friend’
Pope Francis flanked by Israel's then President Shimon Peres, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during an evening of peace prayers in the Vatican, Sunday, June 8, 2014. (AP Photo ...
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Pope Francis’s moral compass faltered on Israel - editorial
Later, he would invite Abbas and then-President Shimon Peres to the Vatican for a prayer summit. Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience, in Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican ...
Arutz Sheva6d
Arafat without Oslo
A generation of well-meaning naive Israeli leaders, such as Shimon Peres, once thought that Arab Gaza would lead the way to a new Middle East if they forced Jews to leave their thriving communities.
Al-Monitor4d
Pope Francis, voice for Middle East peace and first to visit Gulf, dies at 88
After his visit to Israel and Palestine in 2014, Pope Francis invited Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to the Vatican, where the pope facilitated a ...
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Francis: Pope from Latin America who changed Catholic Church
Pope Francis brought the Israeli President, Shimon Peres (left), and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, together to pray for peace in 2014 Francis worked with Anglicans, Lutherans and ...
The Forward4d
I first met Netanyahu in 1988. Here’s how he became the most destructive leader in Israel’s history.
In May 1996, I was working for The Associated Press, and Netanyahu had ascended to lead Likud; he was campaigning against incumbent Prime Minister Shimon Peres. I was dispatched to speak to him ...
The Mercury3d
The six cardinal contenders: Will the next Pope be the first black pontiff in centuries?
In 2014, he helped Pope Francis organise a prayer for peace between Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas and then-Israeli president Shimon Peres. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.
The Times of Israel4d
A Bold Exit: Offering Palestinians a New Choice
It comes from the way children are raised and the heroes they are taught to honor. As Shimon Peres said nearly 25 years ago, “The war is not only over land, but over education.” Had that ...
The Australian4d
Pope Francis: Dreamer, reformist or would-be radical?
In 2014, on Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis hosted prayers for peace in the Vatican with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres. He was also the first Pope to set ...
The Daily Telegraph3d
The six cardinal contenders: Who will be the new Pope?
In 2014, he helped Pope Francis organise a prayer for peace between Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas and then-Israeli president Shimon Peres. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.