Unrest puts damper on Bethlehem Christmas

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Unrest puts damper on Bethlehem Christmas | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR

BETHLEHEM, Palestine: Near the church in Bethlehem’s Manger Square, built over the site where Christians believe Jesus was born, tour guides pace back and forth, waiting in vain for tourist buses that fail to show. Hisham Khamis, a guide for 10 years, stands forlorn under a huge Christmas tree decorated in the black, white, red and green colors of the Palestinian flag.
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In recent years “at least 60-70 buses would arrive every morning,” he said. “These days ... there are four or five, occasionally 10.”
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But because peace seems so far away, Palestinian authorities, including those with the municipality of Bethlehem, have drastically scaled down Christmas festivities.
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“Before the world came to rejoice and sing with us in Bethlehem. Today there is nothing,” said tour guide Khamis. “This year, Christmas in Bethlehem is sad and depressing.”
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