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December 30, 1993

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1993 the Vatican officially recognized Israel as a sovereign nation. When asked why it took so long (Israel declared itself a nation in May 1948), Pope John Paul II answered that these things take time and the Catholic Church wanted to make sure that Israel’s nationhood stuck and wasn’t … Continue reading

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