President, Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation
President of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation, based in Bethesda, Maryland
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Dwindling Number of Christians in Christianity's Birthplace Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is now western envoy for Palestinian development, and he's been advocating tourism to Christian holy sites in the Palestinian West Bank, especially Bethlehem, the city where Jesus was born. An American decendent of Palestinian refugees, Rateb Rabie is President of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation.
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