Jews were unable to worship at their holy sites in East Jerusalem, which came under Jordanian control.
The imperial city has been a prominent tourist destination since the early Middle Ages, with striking ruins, catacombs and holy sites.
Judge Moshe Sobel also ruled that there was no "reasonable suspicion" that the women had broken any laws relating to holy sites.
But the south has long been a destination for Shia Muslim pilgrims wanting to visit the holy sites at Najaf and Karbala.
In saying this, the pope made clear that he views the preservation of Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem as essential for Christian heritage.
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And again, this is in the Church's own strategic interest since it wishes to preserve and ensure free access to Christian and Jewish holy sites there.
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For much of its first 100 years, the city stood in the shadow of nearby Jerusalem, unable to compete with the capital's holy sites and history.
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He has been bestowed with custodianship of the Christian holy sites -- not only in Bethlehem, but in Jerusalem as well -- by the Greek Orthodox patriarch.
Sneh said Israelis were concerned about access to holy sites in Jerusalem, security issues and Palestinian refugees, but he said he believed it is possible to work out those details.
But she ventured in several directions in search of an inner peace: to holy sites in the Indian Himalayas, to the halls of academia, where she earned a doctorate in education.
Russia's state-run Russia Today news channel cited Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying that Hezbollah fighters were in Syria to protect the Shia population and holy sites from the threat posed by Sunni rebel forces.
But the Pope's supporters will be hoping that by visiting Muslim holy sites - he was the first pontiff to go to the great compound of al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem - he will have improved the overall tone of relations between the Catholic Church and some at least of Islam's believers.
The Vatican provides details on how to visit these and other holy burial sites.
These holy places and the nearby Neolithic sites are an incomparable testimony to prehistoric times.
There is genuine fear that the holiest sites of Christianity, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, will become mere museums.
Now is a fantastic time to visit, to see the Holy Site of the Inca, Machu Picchu, but also to explore the sites in Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and even Lima, which is slowly turning around.
Tai Shan, a holy mountain south of Beijing, is one of the country's most popular tourist sites--especially among would-be grandmothers, who trudge to the top, drape red strings over trees and then return home to wait for the grandson this ritual is supposed to guarantee.
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