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Christmas of war in Palestine! Bethlehem turns into a sad city

2024-12-25 08:50:07Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Christmas of war in Palestine! Bethlehem turns into a sad city

The small town of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank will have to celebrate Christmas in a time of war this year.

There are very few visitors to the area and there are no usual cheerful street decorations or the giant tree in front of the Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus is believed to have been born.

Public Christmas celebrations have been canceled for the second year due to the war in Gaza. Palestinian Christians are only participating in religious ceremonies and family gatherings.

"This should be a time of joy and celebration. But Bethlehem is a sad city in solidarity with our brothers in Gaza," comments Reverend Dr Munther Isaac, a local Lutheran pastor.

In his church, the Nativity scene shows the baby Jesus lying in a pile of rubble. On Christmas Eve, a prayer service focused on the catastrophic situation in Gaza.

"It's hard to believe that another Christmas is upon us and the genocide is unstoppable. The decision-makers are happy for this to continue. For them, the Palestinians are indispensable."

Israel strongly denies accusations of genocide in Gaza, and judges at the UN's highest court have yet to rule on a case alleging genocide, brought by South Africa.

Many Bethlehem Christians I meet feel despondent and question what they see as the failure of other Christian communities around the world to speak out.


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