Israel Offers Bethlehem to Palestinians
Israel agreed to return the West Bank town of Bethlehem to Palestinian control after its pullback Monday from the Gaza Strip, crucial steps that advance a U.S.-backed "road map" to Palestinian statehood and raise hopes that 33 months of violence may be nearing an end. :: This AP report is submitted for your covenant with many (Daniel 9:27) files on the search for Mideast peace.