Thousands enjoy merry Christmas in Bethlehem (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111224/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_holy_land_christmas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111224/capt.510f5ada0a814672bea2b1f6359fbbcb-510f5ada0a814672bea2b1f6359fbbcb-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=EggoR4DPLLIA9Kn7D3xzhw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A Franciscan monk attends Christmas celebrations at the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tens of thousands of tourists and Christian pilgrims packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations Saturday, bringing warm holiday cheer to the traditional birthplace of Jesus on a raw, breezy and rainy night.</p><br clear="all"/>

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