Last Wednesday

Pope Benedict XVI speaks during his visit to the Aida refugee camp, with the Israeli separation barrier in the background, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 13, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI called for a Palestinian homeland, urged youths to shun "terrorism" and lamented Israel's wall that towered over his first trip to the West Bank. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images)

(image: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images. caption: Pope Benedict XVI speaks during his visit to the Aida refugee camp, with the Israeli separation barrier in the background, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 13, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI called for a Palestinian homeland, urged youths to shun “terrorism” and lamented Israel’s wall that towered over his first trip to the West Bank)

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