Wednesday, Feb 11th
Last update08:04:59 AM GMT
International IDF bans Palestinians from hosting pope next to West Bank fence
A Palestinian official says the Palestinian Authority has scrapped plans to host Pope Benedict XVI next week on a stage near the West Bank separation fence.
Palestinian say they had hoped that receiving the pope next to a towering cement wall and military watchtower inside the Aida refugee camp would highlight their suffering under Israeli occupation.
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