EJERUSALEMA - Uhambo lokuya eZweni Elingcwele lungaphenduka ibhuloho lokuthula, kusho isikhulu sezokuvakasha sakwa-Israel, siphawula umphumela omuhle uhambo lwasentwasahlobo lukaPapa Benedict XVI olube nalo ekudaleni ukubambisana phakathi kwezikhulu zasePalestine, Jordanian kanye nezakwa-Israel.
“Kunezingxabano eziningi eZweni Elingcwele kodwa into esingenazingxabano ngayo uma kukhulunywa ngabahambi,” kusho uRafi Ben Hur, isekela lomqondisi jikelele we-Israel Tourist Ministry, ngesikhathi kuqhubeka isithangami sabezindaba ngoDisemba 16.
Uthe izikhulu zezokuvakasha zakwa-Israel nePalestine bezisebenza ngokubambisana ukukhuthaza lesi sifunda njengendawo yokuhambela izindawo ezingcwele. Kuphinde kwaba nokusebenzisana nezikhulu zezokuvakasha zaseJordani, esho.
“Sibeka phambili ukuvakasha kwethu; uhambo olungcwele ikakhulukazi luyibhuloho lokuthula, "esho, ecaphuna ukuthi ukuvakasha kwe-Holy Land kukaPapa Benedict XVI ngoMeyi kwadala kanjani ukubambisana "okumangalisayo" phakathi kwezikhulu zezokuvakasha zakwa-Israel, Palestine kanye neJordani. Ukuvakasha kukapapa kusize ukuheha abavakashi naphezu kokuntengantenga komnotho emhlabeni wonke, esho.
U-Israel naye wayegunyaza iBethlehem njengengxenye ebalulekile yohambo lokuya endaweni engcwele nabasebenza ngezokuvakasha phesheya, echaza.
“Nali ithuba lokukhombisa ukuthi kuphephile (ukuya eBethlehem) futhi leli thuba elitholakala kanye empilweni kufanele lithathwe,” usho kanje.
UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha wakwa-Israel u-Stas Misezhnikov wabona abaholi benkolo yobuKristu hhayi nje “njengabangane bangempela” emzamweni wokuthuthukisa iZwe Elingcwele njengendawo yokuvakasha, kodwa “njengabahlanganyeli bangempela ekudaleni ubuhlobo no-Israyeli nomakhelwane bakhe.”
“Ezokuvakasha kanye nokuhambela izindawo ezingcwele kungaba yimbumba yamambala ngokuhlanganyela izintshisekelo zomnotho nokudala amathuba emisebenzi,” usho kanje
Unyaka ka-2009 bekungomunye unyaka ophakeme kwezokuvakasha njengoba izivakashi ezicishe zibe yizigidi ezi-3 zithathe uhambo oluya kwa-Israel ekupheleni konyaka. UMisezhnikov uthe cishe ingxenye yesithathu yabo ike yavakashela eBetlehema.
"Unyaka ophakeme kwa-Israel nawo uhumusha unyaka wokuthula ePalestine Authority," kusho uMisezhnikov.
Izikhulu zezokuvakasha zakwa-Israel zilindele izivakashi ezingaba ngu-70,000 ngesikhathi samaholide kaKhisimusi.
Njengoba isimo sezomnotho nokuvikeleka sithuthuka, Umphathi Wezokuphatha eBethlehem DCO uLt. Col. Eyad Sirhan uthe ulindele ukuthi izimvume zokuhamba phakathi nenyanga yamaholidi kaKhisimusi azonikezwa wonke amaKristu asePalestine azicelayo inqobo nje uma ehlangabezana nezidingo zokuphepha.
I-Israel nayo yayicabanga ukunikeza izimvume kumaKristu ayikhulu aseGaza. Izakhamizi ezingamaKristu zakwa-Israyeli zizokwazi ukuwela ngokukhululeka ziye eBetlehema ngaleso sikhathi, esho.
"Kunobufakazi obucacile bokuthuthukisa izimo zomnotho nezokuphepha eWest Bank futhi lokho kwenza kube lula ukudambisa imingcele," esho.
Uthe amasosha namaphoyisa azobe esebenza emngceleni ongenela eBethlehem ngoKhisimusi azothola izithangami zansuku zonke ezichaza ukubaluleka kwaleli holide kanye nenqubo efanele yokuvumela abahambi, abaholi bezenkolo kanye namaKristu endawo akwa-Israyeli nawasePalestine ukuthi bawele imingcele kalula.
