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| Prince Charles calls for 'lasting peace' on Bethlehem visit | Prince Charles calls for 'lasting peace' on Bethlehem visit |
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| The Prince of Wales has said he will pray for "a just and lasting peace" in the Middle East, on his first visit to the occupied territories. | The Prince of Wales has said he will pray for "a just and lasting peace" in the Middle East, on his first visit to the occupied territories. |
| In a speech in Bethlehem, Prince Charles said he had been "struck by the energy, warmth and remarkable generosity of the Palestinian people". | In a speech in Bethlehem, Prince Charles said he had been "struck by the energy, warmth and remarkable generosity of the Palestinian people". |
| During the trip, the prince visited a mosque and a church, built on the site said to be where Jesus was born. | |
| He will hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas later. | He will hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas later. |
| The prince said he had "endeavoured to build bridges between different religions" across the world and that it "breaks my heart... to see such suffering and division". | The prince said he had "endeavoured to build bridges between different religions" across the world and that it "breaks my heart... to see such suffering and division". |
| "No-one arriving in Bethlehem today could miss the signs of continued hardship and the situation you face, and I can only join you, and all communities, in your prayers for a just and lasting peace," he said. | "No-one arriving in Bethlehem today could miss the signs of continued hardship and the situation you face, and I can only join you, and all communities, in your prayers for a just and lasting peace," he said. |
| "We must pursue this cause with faith and determination, striving to heal the wounds which have caused such pain." | "We must pursue this cause with faith and determination, striving to heal the wounds which have caused such pain." |
| He added that it was his "dearest wish" that the future would bring "freedom, justice and equality" to Palestinians. | He added that it was his "dearest wish" that the future would bring "freedom, justice and equality" to Palestinians. |
| Earlier, the prince visited the Mosque of Omar, which is named after Caliph Omar, who conquered Jerusalem in 637 but guaranteed that Christians would be free to continue to worship. | |
| He was also given a tour of the nearby Church of the Nativity, which is built on the site said to be Jesus' birthplace. | |
| The prince said Bethlehem embodied the "vital co-existence between Christians and Muslims". | |
| Later, the prince will hold talks with President Abbas at his official residence and is expected to visit the grave of his paternal-grandmother, Princess Alice, who is buried in the nearby city of Jerusalem. | |
| The Prince of Wales is on the second of a two-day tour in the Middle East. | The Prince of Wales is on the second of a two-day tour in the Middle East. |
| On Thursday, he addressed world leaders at the World Holocaust Forum to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in Poland. | On Thursday, he addressed world leaders at the World Holocaust Forum to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in Poland. |
| During his speech in Jerusalem, he warned that lessons of the Holocaust are still "searingly relevant" and called on leaders to be "fearless in confronting falsehoods" and violence. | During his speech in Jerusalem, he warned that lessons of the Holocaust are still "searingly relevant" and called on leaders to be "fearless in confronting falsehoods" and violence. |