In Christmas Message, Pope Francis Calls for 2-State Israeli-Palestinian Solution

‘Let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can finally be reached’

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POPE FRANCIS: "Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Christmas! ... On this festive day, let us ask the Lord for peace for Jerusalem and for all the Holy Land. Let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can finally be reached, one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of two States within mutually agreed and internationally recognized borders." 

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