While the notion that Christmas was 'cancelled' in Bethlehem was widely repeated in popular media and struck me as simplistic, the streets today are by contrast very quiet today, and the overwhelming majority of stores in Bethlehem and neighbouring Bayt Jala are shut: the notable exceptions being a bakery, a few stands selling fruits and vegetables, a couple of small convenience stores, some pharmacies, and a stand selling hot beverages in Manger Square. No exceptions have been forthcoming from Western fast-food restaurants such as Domino's Pizza or Popeye's, liquor stores and Christian-owned businesses and establishments. Indeed, it was my intention to visit the bookstore at Bethlehem Bible College today- alas, also closed.
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