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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Palestinian schoolchildren visit the Grotto, where Christians believe the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus, in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 22, 2009, ahead of Christmas. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION)

A Palestinian nun places a statue in a nativity scene to prepare for Christmas, in a Roman Catholic church in the northern West Bank village of Al-Zababedah near Jenin city, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, the top Roman Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, delivers his annual Christmas message in Jerusalem's Old City, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. Israeli Tourism Minister Stas Mesezhnikov said he is expecting about 70,000 tourists to head to the town of Jesus' birthplace for Christmas. Israeli and Palestinian officials have worked closely in recent years to coordinate the movement of pilgrims. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

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