President Peres in Ramleh for Christmas


On December 22, 2013, President of Israel, Mr. Shimon Peres visited the Roman Catholic Church in Ramleh on the occasion of the approaching Christmas holiday and delivered a festive greeting to Christians all over the world.

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President Peres, today was welcomed by children in Santa hats singing Christmas songs in English, Arabic and Hebrew. He, accompanied by Ramleh Mayor Yoel Lavi, and Father Abd al-Masih, parish priest of Ramleh, entered the main hall which was decorated festively for the holidays. The event was attended by the leaders of a number of Christian denominations, each of whom delivered a holiday greeting. President Peres joined the choir of a local school as they sang classic Christmas songs and, along with the gathered guests, was given traditional chocolates.

President Peres thanked the community for the warm welcome and said, "It is a special occasion for us to be able to celebrate Christmas all together – we all pray to the same Lord and we all pray for the same thing – that the Lord may grant peace to us and our children, free from hatred and animosity.

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