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These include the damage to the land that will result from the construction of the wall, the separation of the landowners from their lands, the environmental degradation and the loss of livelihood that will make the ever dwindling Palestinian population even more vulnerable and further dispossessed of lands and income.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a purely religious level, the wall will also prevent the traditional religious May processions from Cremisan to Beit Jala and will prevent the centuries old Christmas processions beginning at the Monastery of Mar Elias.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe state again our deep concern that this decision is aimed as much at security concerns as it is with consolidating the settlement areas which will ultimately produce a choking ring of settlements around Bethlehem and Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Church in the Holy land has repeatedly called for the wall to follow the route of the Green Line. 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