A view shows a mosque minaret and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank December 2, 2019. Picture taken December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - As the Christmas decorations go up in Manger Square, Bethlehem is preparing for its best Christmas for two decades, the town's mayor and hoteliers say.
Five new hotels are in the pipeline and existing ones are expanding. The town has even extended the opening hours of the Church of the Nativity, revered by Christians worldwide as the place of Jesus’ birth.
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