Church of Nativity deal would end 38-day standoff
Friday, May 10, 2002
BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- The 5 1/2-week standoff at the Church of the Nativity neared an end early today with a complex deal to scatter 13 Palestinian militants among up to eight countries. Bethlehem's police chief said the Palestinians were to begin leaving the church around daybreak.
Subscribe below or log in with your password here.
For more than 115 years, the Southeast Missourian has written the first draft of local history. We have aspired to enrich, entertain, educate and inform. Our core values have remained firm: truth, service, quality, integrity and community. Support our mission.
Join today
Note: Special discounts available to new subscribers only. Print subscriptions may include up to 13 Premium Issues per year, which include special magazines. For each Premium Issue, your account balance will be charged an additional fee in the billing period when the section publishes. This will result in shortening the length of your billing period.