Bethlehem, a city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in Palestine, and the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ, sits eerily quiet this Christmas. The usual festive throngs that rock the major Christian pilgrimage destination are absent this year, owing to the raging war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group. Christmas day in the occupied West Bank began with an attack on the Jenin refugee camp where at least 52 Palestinians have been killed following Israel’s retaliatory attacks. Bethlehem was among the towns struck in a series of raids across…
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