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Christian worshipers light candles inside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on 26 November at the beginning of Advent, the season ahead of the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus on Christmas. (Wisam Hashlamoun /APA images)

Christian worshipers light candles inside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on 26 November at the beginning of Advent, the season ahead of the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus on Christmas. (Wisam Hashlamoun /APA images)

Christian worshipers light candles inside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on 26 November at the beginning of Advent, the season ahead of the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus on Christmas. (Wisam Hashlamoun /APA images)