Christmas in Bethlehem 2006

A Photostory

O little town of Bethlehem...


A Palestinian dressed as Santa Claus in the West Bank city of Bethlehem passes out candy, 20 December 2006. (MaanImages/Magnus Johansson)

Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, with the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, and the Moderator of the Free Churches, Revd David Coffey, and the Primate of the Armenian Church, Bishop Nathan Hovhannisian pray in the Grotto in the Church of the Nativity to show solidarity with Palestinian Christians at Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, 21 December 2006. (MaanImages/Fadi Tanas)

A Palestinian woman lights a candle in the Church of the Nativity a few days before Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, 21 December 2006. (MaanImages/Fadi Tanas)

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg visits the Church of the Nativity during his visit to meet with the head of churches and mosques in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, 20 December 2006. (MaanImages/Fadi Tanas)

A Palestinian dressed as Santa Claus near the controversial separation wall in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, 23 December 2006. (MaanImages/Moamar Awad)