Two monks wave at the entrance of the Church of the Nativity April 28, 2002...

Two monks wave at the entrance of the Church of the Nativity April 28, 2002 where an armed stand-off continued between Israeli troops and Palestinians gunmen holed up for 24-days inside the church. [\"Either there will be real progress and a breakthrough or these will be the last talks,\" Hanna Nasser, a Palestinian negotiator and the mayor of Bethlehem, told reporters. Previous talks last held on Thursday failed to resolve the impasse. Israel has vowed to keep up its siege until the militants surrender for trial or exile. Palestinians have proposed the militants be sent to Gaza.]