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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Archbishop of Canterbury: Israel the center of the world | The Times of Israel

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the head of the Church of England, Justin Welby, center, visits the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, June 27, 2013. (photo credit: Sliman Khader/Flash90)
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the head of the Church of England, Justin Welby, center, visits the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, June 27, 2013. (photo credit: Sliman Khader/Flash90)

Israel is the center of the world “in so many ways,” the archbishop of Canterbury said Thursday in Jerusalem. He stressed Israel’s legitimacy and right to security, and also spoke, in the context of persecution of Christians by Islamists in the Middle East, about the Christian imperative to “love our enemies.”

It was his maiden visit to the region since being appointed to one of the highest positions in the Protestant Church.

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