Christmas has been cancelled in Bethlehem this year. That’s what Palestinian church leaders in that city have decided because of the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
There
won’t be any public celebrations, Christmas lights or a decorated tree in
Manger Square — not as long the war continues.
There
will still be a manger scene, however, located in the sanctuary of the
Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem. But instead of the baby
Jesus being surrounded by his adoring parents, shepherds, wise men, animals and
angels, it will feature a swaddled doll lying in the debris of a shattered
building.
Read
my column
about it here.
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