Pope has to walk fine line during Holyland visit, juggling faith, politics and local issues in his bid to promote inter-religious dialogue as a vehicle for peace.

Analysis: By visiting Bethlehem before Jerusalem, Francis is giving PA the status of an actual state. Yet unlike his predecessors, he will visit Herzl's grave in show of support for Zionism.

Op-ed: After pope's visit ends, Jerusalem Day celebrations will begin, but gaps between west and east will remain huge.

Op-ed: A video segment showing a crying Palestinian child makes 'progressive' journalists write that Israelis are Nazis; a bonfire near an orchard turns into a pogrom against Palestinians.