Palestinian assailants attacked Israelis in three West Bank incidents on Thursday (Friday NZT) as visitors flocked to Bethlehem for a subdued Christmas Eve.
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The Palestinian tourism industry has been consistently on the rise in recent years, but the Palestinian minister of tourism says the sector has been affected by a recent wave of violence.
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Twal, who let a cleric read his statement, called for peace in the region before starting the mass. “Israeli forces killed four Palestinians today [Thursday] while the whole world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, who came with the message of peace and love for the entire world”.
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They listened to holiday music played by marching bands and scout troops.
The Palestinians ran for cover after security forces fired tear gas canisters to break up the demonstrations.
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“It is my fervent hope, my fervent prayer, that 2016 is marked by greater security and freedom for all Christians across the Middle East. I wish all our Christian friends a very merry Christmas”. Nineteen Israelis, three of whom were soldiers, have been killed by Palestinians in stabbing, shooting or auto ramming attacks in the same period.
“Every year, Christmas has epical solicitude, but I don’t think this year will be celebrations”, he said with sadness.
Living under military occupation, Palestinian Christians have been suffering as a result of Israel’s policies of land confiscation, settlements’ expansion, movement restrictions and the revocation of identity cards for Palestinians in Jerusalem.
“The situation between the Palestinians and Israel (is) bad”.
In recent years, Bethlehem had enjoyed a relative calm and thousands of revelers and pilgrims poured into Manger Square each Christmas.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal leads a Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 25, 2015.
This year, her tree looks like any of the millions of others going up at Christmas time around the world. “We had to close it down” because there wasn’t enough business, said Johnny Kattan, a manager at Jacir Palace Hotel, a luxury property that has the misfortune of being located a few hundred yards from an Israeli military checkpoint that is the target of violent demonstrations.
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Palestinian Christians in the Gaza Strip should apply for special permits in order to make their way to the city, but occasionally not all family members are granted permits. So she found an unusual compromise: the Christmas tree went up in her front room but was decorated with Islamic symbols, and had a Koran underneath it instead of presents.
