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The Holy Land Review Spring 2012

www.theholylandreview.net

ContentsCover photo:The statue of St. Charbel Makhlouf, a Maronite monk who lived in the last century, located on an elevation in the Qadisha Valley(Photo C. Giorgi)

3 FROM THE EDITORBroadcasting Hope From the Land of Cedars

By Fr. Jeremy Harrington, O.F.M.

6 FEATURENotes of the Magnificat

Text by Carlo GiorgiPhotos by Fabio Proverbio

10 INSIGHTArgentina the Invisible Diaspora

By Manuela Borraccino

14 REPORTHebrew Catechism Provoking Dialogue

By Giuseppe Caffulli

15 NEWS IN BRIEF

33 HORIZONSTogether at Cana to Renew Love

By Fr. David M. Jaeger, O.F.M.

34 PROFILESusan Abulhawa

Words Aimed at the Heart

By Manuela Borraccino

36 HOLY PLACESHebron, Thermometer

of Tensions

By Giuseppe Caffulli

41 MEDITERRANEAN VIEWAmid Arab Chaos,

Is the Military De-clawed?

By Camille Eid 42 INTERVIEW

Andrea Bocelli:

I Sing of God’s Gifts

Manuela Borraccino

46 HOLY LAND NEWS 50 BOOKS

Lebanon,

Taking the Faith

to the Airwaves

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Editorial Giampiero Sandionigi

Edward PentinJoan Rundo

Publication CommitteeJeremy Harrington, O.F.M.

Giorgio Vigna, O.F.M. David M. Jaeger, O.F.M.

Giuseppe Ferrari, O.F.M. Garret Edmunds, O.F.M.

Agostino Bono

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