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Arms christians over certain 86 percent. Of christians of have left the wall is being blamed for that as well as illegal new or patients around bethlehem when we talk about the christian presence in palestine and in general and the christian presence in bethlehem in particular the political situation since 1967 enhanced and then forced and encouraged the degrees of the christian presence and migration of christians from bethlehem in specific many of the christian bethlehem ites before 967 immigrated seeking the Job Opportunities seeking better conditions other parts of the world including latin america the u. S. The moment israel did its consensus all who were not inside lost their national id number thus. The continuing political factors coming from the 1st intifada the 2nd intifada and the war mainly the war encouraged many of the Young Palestinian families to immigrate so we are talking about 2 very important things the prevention of those christians who were outside before 96. 00 t
Lost their national id number thus. The continuing political factors coming from the 1st intifada the 2nd intifada and the war mainly the war encouraged many of the Young Palestinian families to immigrate so we are talking about 2 very important things the prevention of those christians who were outside before 96. 00 to 7. 00 to come back as palestinian citizens to live in the west bank and gaza and East Jerusalem plus the political situation ensuing the building of the wall which by itself prevents Job Opportunities it prevents normal conditions this encourage the Young Christian families as well as the muslims but actually due to the fact that christians are less in number it was more recognizable and fortunately in 2007 the palestinian Statistic Department did its last consensus the number of the palestinians living in the west bank are 3000000 and in gaza 2000000 the number of the christians living in gaza in the west bank and East Jerusalem are only 67000. 00 it is even less than
A look gorgeous the motor was the joy of christmas and the joy of christmas is this year all over the place in every city in the west bank in. Love it for hollywood and im a large area go everywhere people are celebrating the joy of christmas the last time around we spoke to mayor and john salmond he described christmas celebrations in bethlehem as almost an act of defiance against the defacto u. K. U. S. Backed Israeli Occupation do you think that occupation is still on the minds of all the pilgrims that will be there celebrating this year well actually the wall speaks for itself the world by itself is and good patient so when you look at when youre at the end of the city you enter the city definitely there are a normal conditions however our persistence to conduct the celebration of christmas in the city. The nativity in the city of birth of peace it is yes. A determination that we are there to celebrate christmas despite all the paying actions and despite all the american policy we
U. S. Backed Israeli Occupation do you think that occupation is still on the minds of all the pilgrims that will be there celebrating this year well actually the wall speaks for itself the wall by itself is an occupation so when you look at when youre at the city you enter the city definitely there are of normal conditions however our persistence to conduct the celebration of christmas in the city of the nativity in the city of birth of peace it is yes a determination that we are there to celebrate christmas despite all the playing actions and despite all the american policy we have the right to live joy to live peace and this is what we express in our celebrations and through our message of peace not only to us for do not live. Be is but to the whole world this well you mention the war what exactly has happened to beverly arms christians over cern 86 percent. Of christians of have left and the wall is being blamed for that as well as illegal new orchid patients around bethlehem when w