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In pictures Hall of Last Supper  Jerusalem
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Hall of the Last Supper.
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Entrance to the Hall of the Last Supper.
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Hall of the Last Supper.
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Hall of the Last Supper.
  • In pictures Hall of Last Supper  Jerusalem
  • In pictures Hall of Last Supper  Jerusalem
  • In pictures Hall of Last Supper  Jerusalem
  • In pictures Hall of Last Supper  Jerusalem

The Last Supper is the final meal that, according to Christian belief, Jesus shared with His Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. The Last Supper provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist. Israel. 30th January 2012

According to the newspaper "Yediot Aharonot", Israel, that an agreement was reached between Israel and the Vatican give up the recent "Hall of the Last Supper," and pay municipal taxes (local taxes) to Israel. N
According to the newspaper, after 18 years of negotiations between Israel and the Vatican agreed last to give up sovereignty over the "Hall of the Last Supper," on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, in return for Israel to give positive consideration to give the Vatican a foothold in the place, and study the possibility of ensuring the hall.
As stated it was agreed that the Vatican begins to pay municipal taxes to Israel on its property in the country.
The newspaper claimed that "Israel has suffered losses worth tens of millions of shekels in the past that have not paid the tax."
She had been reached to these understandings in a meeting held late last week in Jerusalem, attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, the Israeli counterpart in the Vatican.

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