Pope Francis considering trip to Israel next year - Visit would mark 50 years since Paul VI’s historic arrival in 1964

By Lazar Berman July 29, 2013, 

Pope Francis said Monday that he might travel to Israel next year to mark the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s visit to Jerusalem in 1964, before the Vatican recognized the State of Israel.

Papa Franjo je  u ponedjeljak kazao da će  putovati u Izrael slijedeće godine kako bi obilježio 50-godišnjicu posjete pape Paula VI Jeruzalemu 1964, prije nego što je Vatican priznao državu  Izrael . 

Papa, rođen u Argentini  napravio je ovu najavu u avionu prilikom povratka iz Brazila u Vatikan, nakon svog prvog puta u inozemsto od kada je izabran u mjesecu ožujku.. "Izraelska vlada mi je pružila jedinstvenu prilikuda dođem u Jeruzalem ", rekao je da će tom prilikom posjetiti i Palestinsko područje To će biti  njegova druga posjeta , bio je  1973, upravo pred početak Yom Kippurskog rata.

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President Shimon Peres first invited Francis to Israel immediately after his election, calling on the pope to visit as a spiritual, not a political, leader. “The sooner you visit the better, as in these days a new opportunity is being created for peace and your arrival could contribute significantly to increasing the trust and belief in peace,” Peres said.

President Shimon Peres meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on April 30, 2013. (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)

Both of the pontiff’s immediate predecessors visited Israel — Benedict XVI in 2009 and John Paul II in 2000.