Appeal to Israel

The Franciscan Order and Fr Giovanni Battistelli OFM, Custos of the Holy Land, are appealing for urgent action to stop the encirclement of 60 Christian families by a wall near Rachel's Tomb that will isolate Bethlehem from Jerusalem and other...

The Franciscan Order and Fr Giovanni Battistelli OFM, Custos of the Holy Land, are appealing for urgent action to stop the encirclement of 60 Christian families by a wall near Rachel's Tomb that will isolate Bethlehem from Jerusalem and other territories.

The Peace Lab said that the Franciscan Order was urging the government of Israel to avoid isolating the families.

The Peace Lab added that apart from making the appeal, the Franciscans are asking one and all to appeal by letter, fax and e-mail to the Israeli government:

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, 3 Kaplan Street, P.O. Box 187, Kiryat Ben Gurion, Jerusalem 91919, Israel. (Fax +972 2 651 2631, e-mail: pm eng@pmp.gov.il or Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, Hakirya Romena, Jerusalem 91950, Israel (Fax + 972 2 530 3367, e-mail: sar@mofa.gov.il.

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