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The Church of the Nativity is the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ
The Palestinian Authority has asked the UN's cultural agency to designate the church built at the traditional birth site of Jesus as the first world heritage site in the Palestinian territories.
The Palestinians say they asked Unesco in January to place the Church of the Nativity on its list of the world's most important cultural sites.
No sites under Palestinian control are on the list because Palestinians do not have a state recognised by the UN.
Palestinian officials say they hope the site's overwhelming cultural significance will sway member states to approve the request. A decision is expected in mid-2012.
Tourism Minister Khouloud Daibes said that the request is part of the Palestinian campaign to build their state. - Sapa-AP
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Anonymous, wrote
This is just a crude ploy by the corrupt and illegal palestinian regime to get international recognition by playing on the emotions of Christains. If they were serious they would not persecute the Christain communities living in their territories.
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