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Bethlehem’s Christmas returns: A message of peace from the birthplace of Christianity

Bethlehem canceled Christmas for two years in mourning and solidarity during the Gaza war.

Naqaa Hamed
Press TV, Bethlehem

For two consecutive years, Bethlehem cancelled its Christmas celebrations — its lights dimmed and its festivals suspended — in mourning and solidarity during the war on Gaza.

But this year, Christmas is cautiously returning. Families are decorating again, churches are reopening their doors, and the world’s most sacred Christian city is sending a renewed message of peace and love.