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| Rep. Pelosi Tours Jerusalem Holy Sites |
| 2007-04-01 |
| ERUSALEM -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi toured Jerusalem holy sites Saturday alongside a congressional delegation that included the first Muslim elected to Congress. The tour was part of the congressional delegation's first full day in Jerusalem, the first stop on their fact-finding trip to the Middle East. The group arrived here Friday. Flanked by security guards, Pelosi, D-Calif., and the delegation toured the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where Christians believe Jesus' body was buried, in Jerusalem's Old City. They also visited the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism, where Jews have gathered for centuries to pray. Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison said his presence -- as a Muslim -- on the trip sent a message to Israelis and Palestinians that "people can come together." "Reconciliation is possible," he said. Ellison, a Minnesota congressman, said he hoped to visit the compound above the Western Wall known as the Temple Mount to Jews and the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims. The compound, the site of the biblical temples as well as the third-holiest site in Islam, is one of the main points of friction between Israel and the Palestinians in the Middle East conflict. "I haven't seen it yet, but I hope to, I'm really looking forward to it," Ellison said of the compound, which is also home to the Dome of Rock shrine. Pelosi's delegation intends to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the coming days. On Sunday, Pelosi is to address the Israeli Knesset in her first address to a foreign legislature. |
| Posted by:Dave D. |
| #7 Would've been a nice omen if that Wall fell on her... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-04-01 21:34 |
| #6 "Reconciliation is possible" If by 'possible', you mean not prohibited by the laws of thermodynamics, then yeah. Reconciliation will come when/if both sides want it. Even though past performance is no guarantee of future results, it is a good way to bet. Given the last half century of Paleo stupidity, I'm not expecting anything soon. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-04-01 12:42 |
| #5 Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison said his presence -- as a Muslim -- on the trip sent a message to Israelis and Palestinians that "people can come together." "Reconciliation is possible," he said. Oh horsefeathers. Ellison's family has been in America since 1742. He was born and raised Catholic in America, not muslim in Paleostein. He was not raised with the message to kill all the infidels and taught a religion of hate. He chose to convert to Sunni Islam at 19 - at University. Wotta surprise. Ellison has no "message" to send Israeli's. But he'd best open his eyes on the trip to muslimland and see what islam really is about. Twit. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble 2007-04-01 12:26 |
| #4 Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison said his presence -- as a Muslim -- on the trip sent a message to Israelis Brilliant work there bud. Yawl running in 2008? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-04-01 10:39 |
| #3 Let's see, First she visits Jewish Holy Sites, then goes to meet with Muslims? Madam Pelosi, you re fucked, and you did it to yourself. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-04-01 09:40 |
| #2 Hear ye, hear ye, Queen Pelosi goes to Jerusalem. Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison said his presence -- as a Muslim -- on the trip sent a message to Israelis and Palestinians that "people can come together." " |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-04-01 07:19 |
| #1 Oh joy. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-04-01 06:43 |