24.12.2010                     17.Tevet, 5771

Grüsse:

Peres wishes Christian world 'profound' Christmas greetings

Speaking after a children's choir singing rendition of 'Silent Nights,' Peres expresses hope that people of all faiths live in a better, more peaceful world next year.

President Shimon Peres on Wednesday wished the Christian world a merry Christmas and a peaceful new year, as a children's choir from the Latin Patriarchal School in Nazareth sang carols in honor of the upcoming Christmas holiday.

"We would like to take this opportunity from here, from Jerusalem, to send out profound greetings to the Christians all over the world and wish all of them a happy, peaceful, hopeful new year," Peres said before the children and dignitaries at the president's office….