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Holy Land

noun

  1. another name for Palestine

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"The agreement to begin the peace process has given a spark of hope in the Holy Land," the US-born pontiff said at the end of Sunday's Angelus prayer.

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There is no American national interest — none, zero — in the creation of a new Palestinian state in the heart of the Holy Land.

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The "Holy Land" refers to the area mostly covered by modern-day Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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The calls were only one manifestation of Francis’ concern for people in the Holy Land on both sides.

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“If Kamala Harris wins, terrorist armies will wage an unceasing war to drive Jews out of the Holy Land. ... Israel will no longer exist.”

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