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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah, center, escorted by priests and pilgrims, gestures as he speaks after he was prevented by Israeli forces from leading a march into the West Bank town of Bethlehem at the checkpoint between Jerusalem and the biblical town Wednesday April 3, 2002. Senior Christian clerics urged Israel to let religious leaders mediate between the Israeli army and Palestinian gunmen holed up for a second day inside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)