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FROM THE EDITOR
Broadcasting Hope From the Land of Cedars
The Holy Land Review
By Fr. Jeremy Harrington, O.F.M.
is a publication of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land 1400 Quincy St., N.E. Washington, DC 20017 202.526.6800
FEATURE
Notes of the Magnificat Text by Carlo Giorgi Photos by Fabio Proverbio
INSIGHT
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REPORT
Hebrew Catechism Provoking Dialogue By Giuseppe Caffulli
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NEWS IN BRIEF
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Lebanon, Taking the Faith to the Airwaves
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HORIZONS
Together at Cana to Renew Love By Fr. David M. Jaeger, O.F.M. PROFILE
Susan Abulhawa Words Aimed at the Heart By Manuela Borraccino
HOLY PLACES
Hebron, Thermometer of Tensions By Giuseppe Caffulli
MEDITERRANEAN VIEW
Amid Arab Chaos, Is the Military De-clawed?
By Camille Eid INTERVIEW
Andrea Bocelli: I Sing of God’s Gifts
Manuela Borraccino
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Cover 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)
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