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Land as planned in March. Israel said
on Sunday the Pope will visit from
March 21 to 26.
"I spoke to a friend of mine in the
Israeli Foreign Ministry and he
thought the city would have to be
evacuated," says the Rev. Michael
McGarry, Catholic rector of the
Tantur Ecumenical Institute for
Theological Studies, which straddles
Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
"It is a minefield," McGarry says.
"No matter where [the pope] steps,
everything will be overinterpreted. He
has made it clear that his visit will be
religious and not political. But he is
smart enough to understand that every-
thing will be understood politically."
Some observers think that not
being prepared may cost Israel politi-
cal goodwill it had hoped to reap by
hosting so many tourists. Most
Christian tourists will visit must-see
sites in Jerusalem and Palestinian-con-
trolled Bethlehem, where Yasser
Arafat, the Palestinian Authority presi-
dent, has gone out of his way to create
a festive atmosphere.
"I hope that they can go away say-
ing to themselves that Israel is a place
they want to come back to," said the
Rev. Charles Kopp, director of United
Christian Council in Israel, an
umbrella group. "But I would think
they would make at least something in
Jerusalem to give the people coming
for the millennium a sense that there
is something special."
Part of the problem lies with the
Orthodox Chief Rabbinate. On one
hand, the rabbinate has made an
exception and allowed Christian
groups to hold a gala celebration on
Christmas Eve night at the Binyanei
Haooma convention center.
However, it has set tough restric-
tions on hotels catering to Christian
tourists. Hotels have been asked to
maintain a "Jewish atmosphere" in
public areas during the holiday. That
means, no Christmas trees in lobbies
or New Year's parties with music on
Friday night, Dec. 31. The restrictions
are part of an agreement between
hotels and the rabbinate, which in
theory could rescind kashrut licenses
to non-compliant hotels.
Despite these challenges, Israeli
officials remain upbeat. "We will
make every effort to make sure that
Christian tourists and tourists in gen-
eral feel welcome," said Moshe Fogel,
a government spokesman.
"As to the outer trappings, such as
Christmas trees, the millennium is not
a national holiday in Israel," Fogel
added. LI