Added on 25/12/2012
Editor, MEP
Christmas , Israel , Video , Videos , West Bank
Christmas ‘under siege’ in Bethlehem
As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, owners of tourism shops in Bethlehem aren’t seeing the booming business they’d expect this time of year.
Al Jazeera‘s Nour Odeh reports on how Israel’s illegal occupation may be keeping the West Bank’s tourism industry from thriving.
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