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National Catholic Reporter, Dec 20, 2002 by Pat Morrison

Brother Nell Kieffe, a member of the De La Salle Christian Brothers, is a native of St. Joseph, Mo. He is vice president for academic affairs at Bethlehem University in Bethlehem West Bank.

Pat Morrison is NCR managing editor.

NCR senior writer Margot Patterson contributed to this story.

Both Morrison and Patterson have clone investigative reporting in the Middle East, especially in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Web sites