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Israel's Arab Christian Minority Backed by Chicago Jews, Catholics


(Chicago Sun-Times) - Maureen O'Donnell An Israeli town of 3,000 Arab Christians is to receive a computer center from Jewish and Roman Catholic leaders in Chicago. All the residents of the Galilee town of Fassouta are Melkite Catholics - Eastern Rite Christians under the authority of the pope. The Jewish United Fund-Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese are each pledging $50,000 toward the $100,000 cost.
2003-07-24 00:00:00
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