Bethlehem Sees Bright Christmas Return Amid Regional Tensions
Christians and tourists converge on Bethlehem for a peaceful Christmas, with Mayor predicted tourism rebound to about 65,000. Amid security barriers and ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Gaza Christians face muted celebrations and pressure to cross to Bethlehem for the holiday.
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West Bank
Manger Square
Biblical
Tiago Martins
Curitiba
Brazil
Jerusalem
Annapolis
Martins
Victor Batarseh
Jesus
Israel
Michel Sabbah
Holy Land
Sabbah
Bor
Santa Claus
Jesus Christ
Jerusalem Center For
Rami Ayyad
Hamas
Ayyad
Gaza
Obituaries Chronicle Several Local Deaths in Va and NC
Kathryn Smith 84 of Lebanon Manor died December 23 2007 in Lebanon Virginia. Rev Allen Stilwell 72 of Raven Virginia died December 23 2007 after a long illness. Patricia Wroaten 64 of Pisgah VA died December 21 2007 at home. Funeral services and arrangements are listed with local funeral homes and churches.
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Sara Pike
Brad
Liberty
N.C
Eva Stanger
Lorton Lick Road
Albert Stanger
Joseph
Joe” Stanger
Princeton
Tim
Dee Whittaker
Robert Stanger
Albert
Madeline Sylvester
Ridge Funeral Home
Asheboro
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Legacy.com
Kathryn H. Smith
Lebanon
Lebanon Manor
Wise County
Cedar Creek Baptist Church
Tommy Smith
Vicky Lynette Smith
Mildred Freeman
Carolyn Rasberry
Meridian
Miss
Joyce Harrison
Clyde
Tazewell
James Hall
Temple Hills
Hazel Calhoun
Oak Hill
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield
Roger Mullins
Combs Funeral Service
Fincastle Road
Virginia
Smith
Raven
Allen Glen Stilwell
Raven, Va
Lord
Cliffield
Donald C. Stilwell
Katherine Lester Stilwell
Kidwell
Tazewell County
Allen
Horton Ridge
U.S. Army
Michael Allen Stilwell
Sarah Michelle Stilwell
Billy Joe Stilwell
Marlene Stilwell Boyd
Louise Edith Stilwell
Teresa Proffitt
Steve
Cedar Bluff
Deborah Stillwell
Tammy Wright
T. Patel
Thacker
CVMC
Janet Stilwell Davis
Hurst-Scott
Richlands
Dennis White
Monte Elswick
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Stanley Sparks
Jeff Hagg
Andy Clifton
Gary Miller
Charles Bentley
Hurst Scott Funeral Home
Patricia Goldine Wroaten
Pisgah
Harry Leonard “Peanut” Wroaten
Irene Tullock Wroaten
Therapedic Mattress Company
Moose Lodge
Leonard Patterson Cruey
Gregory Scott
Kenneth Allen Cruey
David Lee Gross
Ann Gross
Henry
North Tazewell
Sandy Vanhoozier
Kinza Perkey
David Cruey
Judy
Fred” Starling
Pisgah United Methodist Church
Jim Denton
Bendy Brumfield
T.J. Asbury
Dave Bricky
Gary Earp
Larry Perkey
Kevin Kinser
Larry Vanhoozier
Bill Akers
John Murray
Jared Stevenson
Lee Robertson
Peery & St.Clair Funeral Home
Wroaten
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Rev
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Tiffany Wimmer
West Virginia
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Samuel Collins
Squire
Olivia McPherson
Boissevain, VA
Monica Pendleton
Princeton, WV
Diamond Land
Hickman’s Pharmacy
McDonald’s
Ote Iilora
And
Thompson & Litton
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