Middle East - AP
Israel Accused of Confiscating Church Land
Date: Tue, Apr 13, 2004
WASHINGTON - In a letter to President Bush (news - web sites), leaders of the Holy Land Christian Society accused Israel Tuesday of confiscating land from religious groups to make room for a barrier Israel is building into the West Bank.
Israel says the barrier, which eventually will stretch 425 miles, is needed to keep Palestinian terrorists out of Israel proper.
The Rev. Donald Rooney, a society director, and the Rev. John Podsiadlo, of the society's advisory board, asked Bush to take up the issue with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) during his Washington visit. Sharon is to meet at the White House with Bush on Wednesday.
They said church property was being overrun by Israeli soldiers, and an orphanage playground and part of a facility for older people had been brought inside Israel's military zone.
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