Pope Benedict XVI meets with Israeli chief Rabbis Yona Metzger, and Shlomo Amar, right, at the center for the Jewish Heritage in Jerusalem, Tuesday, May 12, 2009. The pope told Israel's two chief rabbis that the Catholic Church is "irrevocably committed" to "a genuine and lasting reconciliation between Christians and Jews." AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

Pope Benedict XVI meets with Israeli chief Rabbis Yona Metzger, and Shlomo Amar, right, at the center for the Jewish Heritage in Jerusalem, Tuesday, May 12, 2009. The pope told Israel's two chief rabbis that the Catholic Church is "irrevocably committed" to "a genuine and lasting reconciliation between Christians and Jews."

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  7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, sits between Israeli President Shimon Peres, right, and Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, left, during an event to award work against human trafficking at the President's residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Israeli police arrested the mayor of a West Bank Jewish settlement on Wednesday after protesters blocked security forces from entering the community to enforce a construction freeze. The showdown was the most serious incident of settler unrest since Netanyahu last week announced the 10-month building freeze, which bars the construction of new homes in West Bank settlements.

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