I assure you, the Francicans harbor no ambitions to be seen as heroes.
And yes they have a gun to their heads.
I know; it's already kiilled their bell-ringer and wounded a monk.
If the Israelis are still interested in recommending themselves to world opinion as the most reliable guarantors of the Holy Places, they must approach the Church of the Nativity with reverence -- not like the operators of a religious theme park who're sending in pest control to spiff up a popular ride.
So you want the Israeli's to approach with reverence, like not shoot at the building as they have issued orders right? Now tell me, how do you want the PLO to approach, by blowing in the doors and taking the monks hostage with machine guns, and using the church for a bunker to snipe at the IDF like they have done? Your anti-Joo bias is incredible! Murder, kidnapping, attempted murder, breaking and entering is all excusable, as long as it is a Moslem, but have a Jew try to enforce the law, international law at that which places Israel as the sole legal responsible person for law and order in the territorys and you get all puffy. Simply incredible...
Such bias beyond reason is why World War III is inevitable.