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Hundreds of people gathered in Manger Square in Bethlehem near the site where Christians believe Jesus was born.
A prayer was read and cheers broke out as people stood around the giant Christmas tree.
Bethlehem Mayor Maher Kanawati spoke.
We will raise our voices with a message of peace that comes from the pain we experience, he said.
Since the war in Gaza broke out, the Israeli military has ramped up its operations in the West Bank and restricted movement.
contributing to a fall in tourism in Bethlehem.
According to the local government, unemployment rose from 14% to 65%.
Today, there is cautious hope that the new year will bring peace.
Hadil Al-Shalchi, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was once a wanted man by Israel's version of the FBI. In 2005, Israel was rocked by mass protests. Israeli settlers were demonstrating against the removal of Jewish settlements from Gaza. At the time, Dvir Kariv was an agent with Israel's internal security agency, the Shin Bet.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was once a wanted man by Israel's version of the FBI. In 2005, Israel was rocked by mass protests. Israeli settlers were demonstrating against the removal of Jewish settlements from Gaza. At the time, Dvir Kariv was an agent with Israel's internal security agency, the Shin Bet.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was once a wanted man by Israel's version of the FBI. In 2005, Israel was rocked by mass protests. Israeli settlers were demonstrating against the removal of Jewish settlements from Gaza. At the time, Dvir Kariv was an agent with Israel's internal security agency, the Shin Bet.
Kariv says late on July 11, 2005, they raided a home in central Israel.
Kariv says late on July 11, 2005, they raided a home in central Israel.
Kariv says late on July 11, 2005, they raided a home in central Israel.
He says, in the basement, we found several jerrycans filled with a lot of oil and fuel.
He says, in the basement, we found several jerrycans filled with a lot of oil and fuel.
He says, in the basement, we found several jerrycans filled with a lot of oil and fuel.
They arrested five people there. One of them was a student called Bezalel Smotrich. Kariv says the men were interrogated for three and a half weeks. From the Shin Bet's perspective, we successfully thwarted what Bezalel Smotrich and his group had planned, Kariv says.
They arrested five people there. One of them was a student called Bezalel Smotrich. Kariv says the men were interrogated for three and a half weeks. From the Shin Bet's perspective, we successfully thwarted what Bezalel Smotrich and his group had planned, Kariv says.