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Thu 12 Dec 2009Israel permits 300 Gazans to attend Mass in Bethlehem
ISRAELI DEFENCE Minister Ehud Barak has issued month-long permits for 300 of Gaza’s 3,000 Christians to attend Christmas Masses in Bethlehem.
The recipients of the coveted permits must be under the age of 16 or over 35, however.
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