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Article: Israel keeps stranglehold on Jerusalem.(Column)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- March 1, 1996
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Attempts by some Jews and Christians to make exclusive claims on Jerusalem have plunged the city into crisis.
Recognizing a growing problem, a conference in East Jerusalem in late January stressed the rich cultural diversity of the city throughout its long history and the equal rights of all three Abrahamic faiths-Judaism, Christianity and Islam--to religious attachment there.
Theological reflection on Jerusalem as a city for many peoples and three faiths,in contrast with exclusive claims, was the meeting's key. Specifically, the conference-envisioned as a positive step to express a prophetic vision and to raise awareness internationally--was about "the ...