PA Gift to Pope: a Piece of Cement Security Barrier

Israel National News ^ | May 13, 2009 | Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

[Tzvi INN.com]

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas welcomed Pope Benedict XVI in Bethlehem in Wednesday morning, where his gift to the Catholic leader was a part of the cement separation-security barrier that Israel built to stop suicide bombers from blowing up soldiers and civilians.

[john drake]

What a thoughtful, original gift. Kinda like the East Germans giving someone a piece of the Berlin Wall. If the PA and it’s people weren’t so violently inclined and in pursuit of the complete destruction of Israel, a wall would’ve never been built. But my, my, what an effective wall. Now when are we going to build one on our border?

[personalaccts]

Dang, no ipod with his famous speeches. he could at least given the pope a box set of 25 best terroist training techniques.

[olezip]

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas welcomed Pope Benedict XVI in Bethlehem in Wednesday morning, where his gift to the Catholic leader was a part of the cement separation-security barrier that Israel built to stop suicide bombers from blowing up soldiers and civilians.

Well at least they did not give to the Pope an iPod.

[C210N]

What a fine and thoughtful relic. The only thing i can think of more fine and thoughtful would be a Kassam casing.

[mikey_hates_everything]

An assortment of nails, ball bearings, nuts, and bolts would have been a nice present, too.

[Recon Dad]

What a wonderful gift on behalf of the Palestine people,
“A Piece of the Peace Wall”.

I've seen the wall and it reminded me of a wall at the zoo that keeps the animals from attacking the visitors.

[onedoug]

Ever since the Pope called for a philistinian state I’ve been off him and his trip.

Phooey!

[bert]

Actually, the gift was concrete. Journalists are an ignorant lot and don’t know a lot about a lot

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At least they presented it to the Pope, usually chunks of cement are thrown. There is a personal aspect to the gift the article pass' over, much of the cement for the wall was produced by Abu Mazen's family business', so it was a personal gift from the President in a sense.