The priest said although parishes in the Holy Land tell their parishioners to resist occupation by educating themselves and preparing for the future, people in Gaza see no future.

"If I dwell on the future, it is too depressing....There is no future in maintaining a conflict."

Benjamin Netanyahu deserves no hearing on the Iranian agreement until Israel goes public about its own nuclear program.

Hamas, it seems, has taken Israeli contempt for Palestinian life as a cultural and political weakness that Gazans can turn against the oppressor state.

The law also will allow for the state to deport anyone whose residency status has been withdrawn.

Roman Catholic officials issued a statement saying that Christian leaders were holding consultations and would soon announce their response, including a decision on whether to reopen the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.