{"id":1193,"date":"2005-10-12T18:58:17","date_gmt":"2005-10-12T18:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/10\/lets-make-a-deal.html"},"modified":"2005-10-12T18:58:17","modified_gmt":"2005-10-12T18:58:17","slug":"lets-make-a-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/10\/lets-make-a-deal.html","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Make a Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/article\/0,,13509-1823149,00.html\">Synagogue for Upper Room<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"textcopy\">THE Vatican is hoping to regain control of the Room of the Last Supper in Jerusalem, one of the most sacred sites in Christianity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>It will, in exchange, hand over to the Jewish community the historic synagogue at Toledo in Spain, at present a Catholic church. <\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<td align=\"right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The proposals, contained in a draft agreement between the Israeli Government and the Vatican, come on the eve of a state visit to the Vatican next month by President Katzav. Final details on a long-delayed accord on the status of Roman Catholic properties in the Holy Land are expected to be agreed during the visit, marking a new era of reconciliation between Christians and Jews after centuries of hostility. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synagogue for Upper Room THE Vatican is hoping to regain control of the Room of the Last Supper in Jerusalem, one of the most sacred sites in Christianity. It will, in exchange, hand over to the Jewish community the historic synagogue at Toledo in Spain, at present a Catholic church. 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