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Bethlehem Sees Crowds Dwindle As War Looms Over Christmas
Bethlehem hopes for peace and pilgrims but the Israeli Arab conflict keeps tourists away. innkeepers report empty lobbies and falling business while lights glow for Midnight Mass. Residents cite Telstar broadcast and a city divided by faiths, with refugees and past wars shaping the holiday mood.
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Bethlehem
Telstar
Hugh Mulligan
Hem
Israel
Jordan
Thel
France
Italy
Christ
Tarncalam
Sawadha
Palace
Manger Square
Amman
Elias Friel
Church of the Nativity
Mother of Pearl Works
Oliver Hardy
Joseph Hollujrian
Joseph
Star Street
David
Ruth
Rachel
Benjamin
Augustus
Middle East
Tysh Showaky
Omar
Bethehem
Showasky
Star Pigs
Alil Shahin Kando
Jesus
Turkey
Russia
Britain
Light Brigade
Valley of Death
Prince
Titus
Jerusalem
Solomon’s Temple
Charoes II
Horns of
Hattin
Saladin
Richard the Lion- Hearted
Salisbury
Justinian
Boston
Phillips Brooks
St. Theodosius Monastery
the Shepherds
Herod