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Reflections on a Papal Tour: Becky's Video Blog
June 1st, 2014
09:15 AM ET
The leader of the Catholic Church made quite a splash – and no shortage of headlines – with his recent Middle East visit. Becky was there as Pope Francis carefully straddled the Israeli-Palestinian divide and attempted to stimulate reconciliation where countless politicians before him have failed. Here are her thoughts on the pontiff's historic trip.
On Twitter
"We have to get out of this cycle of violence."
@ikalin1 reflects on the recent uptick of killings between Israeliâtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…PjF
Likely "escalation" in the coming weeks will threaten Ukraine's "territorial integrity, food security, and energy sâ€twitter.com/i/web/status/1…lB
"We will support Swedish entry into NATO when they fulfill their promises and deliver on the terms that we agreed tâ€twitter.com/i/web/status/1…pM
"We cannot have a situation where settlements are further expanded."
@UN Special Coordinator for Middle East Peaceâ€twitter.com/i/web/status/1…j0
"I died so many times before I got out of the country."
After being beaten, arrested, and shot with around 200 shoâ€twitter.com/i/web/status/1…og
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