BETHLEHEM, West Bank-- Christian faithful ... In the evening, several thousand people crowded into Manger Square, admiring the town's glittering Christmas tree and listening to holiday music ...

Outside the town's quaint Manger Square, Bethlehem is a drab ... Elias Joha, a 44-year-old Christian who runs a souvenir store, said even with the U.N. recognition, this year's celebrations ...

In the middle of Manger Square in the Old City of Bethlehem ... It's a typical scene in Bethlehem's town square these days, where foreign tourists are conspicuously absent and the vast majority ...

Christmas morning in Bethlehem is somber, not the usual joyful town with parades and bands ... I met Kudi Zara in Manger Square. He's a 22-year-old electrical engineering student.

Outside the town’s quaint Manger Square, Bethlehem is a drab ... Elias Joha, a 44-year-old Christian who runs a souvenir store, said even with the U.N. recognition, this year’s celebrations ...

Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem ... Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists and jubilant youth marching bands that gather in the West Bank town each year to ...