![2018-12-5_bethlehem christmas APAnativity Palestinian Christians watch the Nativity performed as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem on 1 December 2018 [Wisam Hashlamoun/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-5_bethlehem-christmas-APAnativity.jpg?w=1196&h=797&ssl=1)
Palestinian Christians watch the Nativity performed as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ’s birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem on 1 December 2018 [Wisam Hashlamoun/Apaimages]