Monday, April 08, 2002

Bethlehem siege sparks church fury



A Roman Catholic spokesman has strongly criticised Israel for a military operation near the Church of the Nativity complex in Bethlehem, sacred to Christian as the birthplace of Jesus Christ.

Father David Jaeger, who represents Franciscan monks working in the Holy Land, said Israeli soldiers were guilty of an "indescribable act of barbarity".

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