It's called the Holy Land, but it's really a land of unhealed wounds. And the Pope's visit there, which began Monday morning when his plane touched down in Amman, Jordan, has evoked mixed feelings in just about everyone, reports CBS News Correspondent Jesse Schulman. Israel's list of qualms begin with security, and thousands of security officers will keep the Pope's route tightly sealed off. Israel is planning its biggest security operation ever in preparation for the Pope's arrival Tuesday evening.
Opinion polls show a high-level of public support for the pope's visit.
But some extremist groups are planning demonstrations. Most Israelis say he's welcome there. So there has been an expression of sorrow. Many Jews have said last week's apology didn't go far enough and they mentioned the silence of current Pope about the failure of Pope Pius XII to speak out against Hitler and the Holocaust. The Pope's trip comes three days after a flap over the recent remarks of papal adviser, the Rev. Peter Gumpel, who said it was a fact that the Jews killed Christ.