European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday Juno 16, 1994 world the stars and stripes Pago 11vatican, Israel establish formal ties Jerusalem apr Israel and the Vatican capping a drive to reconcile past anguish and give new impetus to Mideast peace announced wednesday that formal ties had been established and that ambassadors would be exchanged. The announcement was made simultaneously in Jerusalem and at the Vatican after an agreement was signed in Jerusalem the Day before. The jewish state and the holy see recognized each other dec 30, and agreed on a two year period of normalization to overcome 2,000 years of bloodshed antisemitism and painful political relations that left them on opposite sides of the Middle Eastern conflict. Deputy foreign minister Yossi Beilin portrayed the agreement As a fruit of the peace process Between Israel and the Arab world especially the Palestine liberation organization a Many sceptics believed that it would be difficult maybe impossible to establish full diplomatic relations with the Vatican without a comprehensive peace agreement in the Middle East a Beilin said. Israeli officials noted that it was significant that the agreement on full relations was signed in Jerusalem because of the Vatican a historical opposition to israeli sovereignty Over the City. Until recent years the Vatican which has a following of tens of thousands of Christian arabs in the Middle East had endorsed placing the holy City under International control. The Vatican was expected to open its embassy in Jaffa a former Arab town that is now part of Tel Aviv and which has a sizable Christian Arab population. The ambassadors Likely to be named Are archbishop Andrea i Montez Cimolo who signed the agreement tuesday for the Vatican and Shmuel adar for Israel a former ambassador to Spain. Reports have circulated that Pope John Paul ii would visit the holy land soon but Beilin said he had no specific information on such a trip. The Vatican has moral authority Over the worlds 900 million catholics and israeli officials Hope it will take an Active role against anti semitism. Church teaching until 1965 assigned blame for the crucifixion of Christ to the jews and maintained that the jews suffering resulted from their refusal to accept Jesus Christ As the Messiah. Rabbi David Rosen one of the negotiators of the Vatican israeli agreement said establishment of diplomatic relations was an affirmation of the dramatic improvement in relations Between roman catholics and jews. Full diplomatic relations he said erased the a question Mark Over How Complete that revolution was a he said. The Catholic Church also is reported to be drafting a document that would acknowledge that the Church had fostered centuries of anti Sci ism and failed to Stop the holocaust. A Israel is Central not just to the jewish identity of the jewish people who live in Israel but to jews wherever they Are throughout the world a said Rosen the former chief rabbi of Ireland. Pope backed on abortion stand Vatican City apr roman Catholic cardinals from around the world gave their backing tuesday to a Vatican Campaign to keep abortion and contraception off the Agenda of a . Conference on ways of stabilizing population a message supporting Pope John Paul ii who has been lobbying world leaders on the Issue was presented by Cardinal John j. Of Connor of new York and unanimously approved by the 114 cardinals at a two Day meeting on Church matters. A the failed social policies of Many developed countries should not be foisted on the worlds poor a the cardinals message said. It said problems of population growth a cannot be legitimately resolved by the introduction or imposition of artificial unnatural or immoral  the Clinton administration is committed to reversing policies of its Republican predecessors that denied . Funds to International organizations that support abortion. The Issue has strained relations Between Washington and the Vatican and dominated president Clinton stalks with the Pope june 2, the . International conference on population and development is scheduled in Cairo Egypt in september a neither the Cairo conference nor any other forum should lend itself to cultural imperialism or to ideologies that isolate the human person in a self enclosed universe wherein abortion on demand sexual promiscuity and distorted notions of the family Are proclaimed As human rights or proposed As ideals for the Young a the cardinals said. 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