A more subdued Christmas being held this year in Bethlehem From: Jerusalem Post | Date: December 5, 2000| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

HAIM SHAPIRO
Jerusalem Post
12-05-2000
Headline: A more subdued Christmas being held this year in Bethlehem
Byline: HAIM SHAPIRO
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 05

Tuesday, December 5, 2000 -- The Bethlehem Municipality may have canceled its Christmas festivities, but that does not mean that the religious celebration will not go on as usual, Roman Catholic Church officials said yesterday.

Last week Bethlehem municipal spokesman Tony Marcos announced that the municipality would not be holding any celebration for the holiday, saying that in view of the ongoing violence it did not make sense to ...

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