Christmas in Bethlehem: Gilded treasures, but tourists are few

BETHLEHEM, West Bank—Ahead of Christmas, a towering wooden screen—once blackened with soot from millions of worshippers‘ candles—is being restored to its gilded glory in the Church of the Nativity, built at the site where many believe Jesus was born. But few visitors are expected to see it during the upcoming…

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