Religion: Christians and Israel

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In other ways, though, Rome has been solicitous toward the Israelis. Archbishop Jean Jadot, apostolic delegate to the U.S., got the Vatican to intervene with Egypt and Syria on behalf of Israeli P.O.W.s. And a Vatican-Jewish meeting this month, Rabbi Tanenbaum reported, was "a heartening, healing experience." Rome is more realistic about Soviet aims in the Middle East than are many Protestants, he says, and still preserves a sense of tradition that ties Christians to their Jewish moorings.

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