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Bethlehem Christmas draws thousands amid thaw in Middle East tensions
Thousands of pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve as ties between Israel and the Palestinian leadership warmed after Yasser Arafat’s death. Interims Abbas joined the ceremony with Francisco Sabbah presiding at St Catherine’s Church, while crowds debated hope over past violence and checkpoints remained around the city. PMID: Associated Press
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Bethlehem
West Bank
Jesus
Manger Square
Church of the Nativity
Michel Sabbah
Holy Land
St. Catherine’s Church
Mahmoud Abbas
Sabbah
Palestine
Israel
Yasser Arafat
Abbas
Arafat
Middle East
Joyce Maykut
United Arab Emirates