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Fri 01 Jan 2009Archbishop speaks of anger at further resort to violence
THE VIOLENCE in Gaza continued to be a focus of protest and prayer in Ireland yesterday, with demands for an immediate ceasefire accompanied by calls for the international community to exert more pressure on Israel to stop its bombardment of the Palestinian territory.
Celebrating a Mass to mark the World Day of Peace yesterday, the Archbishop of Dublin, Most Rev Diarmuid Martin, devoted a section of his homily to the crisis.
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