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Christian pilgrim prays during the Christmas midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity
Photo: AP/Majdi Mohammed, Pool

Bethlehem Celebrates a Peaceful Christmas

It was the biggest turnout in more than a decade thanks to a long lull in West Bank violence

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During speech commemorating occasion, prime minister vows to continue resistance until end of Israel's occupation

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center, stands on a podium with UNESCO director general Irina Bokova, third from left, and other UNESCO and Palestine government officials in Paris, December 13, 2011.

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