Society of St Yves - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:53:38 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Society of St Yves - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Monastery loses battle against Israel's separation wall https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/04/30/monastery-loses-battle-against-israels-separation-wall/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:03:46 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=43434 A Catholic monastery and convent in a secluded valley outside Bethlehem has lost a seven-year legal battle against the building of Israel's separation wall on its land. The Society of St Yves, a Catholic human rights group which argued the case on the monastery's behalf, said an Israeli appeals court had endorsed a plan to Read more

Monastery loses battle against Israel's separation wall... Read more]]> A Catholic monastery and convent in a secluded valley outside Bethlehem has lost a seven-year legal battle against the building of Israel's separation wall on its land.

The Society of St Yves, a Catholic human rights group which argued the case on the monastery's behalf, said an Israeli appeals court had endorsed a plan to expand the barrier it had built in the area.

The wall would surround the convent on three sides and cut it off from most of its land, the group said.

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