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Amid Mideast tensions, Pope performs ‘balancing act’

Amid Mideast tensions, Pope performs ‘balancing act’

05/26/2014 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Amid Mideast tensions, Pope performs ‘balancing act’

Clip: 5/26/2014 | 5m 24s

Amid Mideast tensions, Pope performs ‘balancing act’

Juggling the political and religious rivalries between Israel and the Palestinians during his trip to the Middle East, Pope Francis called on Mahmoud Abbas and Shimon Peres to join him at the Vatican for prayer and reflection. Jeffrey Brown gets insight into how the Pope navigated his trip from Nicholas Casey of The Wall Street Journal, reporting from Jerusalem.

05/26/2014 | Rating NR

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