Gaza’s Christmas in shadow of war

Amid Gaza war, another year of subdued Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem
For a second straight year, the war raging in Gaza has kept pilgrims and tourists away from Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, where Christmas tourism makes up about 70% of the city's economy. Imtiaz Tyab has more.
I Used to Love Christmas in Gaza. Now All That’s Left of It Are My Memories.
In most years, by this time, the celebrations of the glorious holidays have long been underway in Gaza. The Gaza Strip is a small area inhabited by 2,300,000 citizens, between 1,000 and 1,300 of them Christians who live in safety and peace among the Muslim majority.
Christmas in Bethlehem celebrated under the shadow of Israel's war in Gaza
Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians continue to be killed.
Somber Christmas in Bethlehem in the shadow of Gaza war
It is already the second Christmas in Bethlehem to be marked by Israel's war in Gaza. Tourists and pilgrims have stopped coming to the city almost altogether, and the economic situation seems even ble
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Some say that the community is in danger of losing its 1,600-year foothold in the enclave and that it is far from certain those who have fled will ever feel safe enough to return home.
Bethlehem marks a second subdued Christmas during the war in Gaza
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem prepared Tuesday to mark another somber Christmas in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza.
Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza
The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual trappings of the city's favorite holiday: no public Christmas tree, no raucous scouts march,
Gaza’s Christmas in the shadow of war
Ramez al- Souri is a Palestinian Christian living in Gaza. He’s struggling to find hope and joy during this Christmas season amidst the war.

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