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Pope calls for Middle East peace

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Pope Benedict XVI has been met by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, as he continues his tour of the Middle East.

In a speech, the Pope made renewed calls for a "just and lasting peace" between Israelis and Palestinians.

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