Christmas tree lighting in Bethlehem PHOTO+VIDEO

 

A Christmas tree stands in the courtyard of the Nativity Church in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. A Christian worshipper goes to the cave, where Virgin Mary is believed to have given birth to Jesus, under the Church of Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

    

Mayor of Bethlehem, Vera Baboon: "The message of Bethlehem is specifically in this year that we have the solidarity, we urge all the people through our message, that we need solidarity because we only need on this Christmas - justice."