Corpus Christi Caller Times · Corpus Christi, Texas · 25 December 2022
CP-2022-044
Bethlehem’s Christmas crowds return after years of pandemic quiet
By Sam McNeil, Associated Press, Bethlehem, West Bank
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“BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Christmas crowds are back in Bethlehem… ‘This year is much better,’ said Elias Arja, who owns a hotel in the town and heads the local hotel association… Saliba Nissan, who runs an olive wood workshop, said sales were still below what they were… Mayor Hanna Hanania said the town expected thousands of visitors… Bassem Giacaman, a shop owner, said pilgrims were buying again… Israel controls access to the town, which is ringed by its separation barrier…”
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Four Palestinians named in one story, with jobs and opinions, because it is a business story about a good year. The separation barrier is one clause near the end.
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"Bethlehem’s Christmas crowds return after years of pandemic quiet," Corpus Christi Caller Times, 25 December 2022, p. 1. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2022-044. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2022-044
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