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In this photo made Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, Khadir Jaraiseh, 22, pulls the ropes of four bells in a short tower on the roof of the Church of the Nativity, for prayer services of the Armenian Apostolic Church, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) ** FILE **
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A Catholic pilgrim touches a column inside the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
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Palestinian police intervene in a fight between Greek Orthodox and Armenian clergymen during the cleaning of the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Archbishop Fouad Twal, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, carries a statuette of baby Jesus during the Christmas midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem early on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, Pool)
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Palestinians demonstrate for statehood in Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem in May. Now at Christmastime, Palestinians in Jesus' traditional birthplace of Bethlehem are aiming to re-energize their bid for recognition. (Associated Press)
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Pilgrims and tourists visit the Church of the Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
