Christmas in Bethlehem: Tension Over Tourism
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Residents of Bethlehem are seeing the peak of their tourist season right now - the number visiting the holy city to mark Christmas this year is expected to top one million. Thanks to the West Bank's economic isolation, tourism is one of the few sources of income that Palestinians living there can count on. But they're complaining that Israeli tour guides are stopping visitors from shopping in local markets. FSRN's Ghassan Bannoura has more from Bethlehem.
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