Few tourists in Bethlehem

Wednesday, December 26, 2001

BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Few foreign pilgrims braved the journey to the town of Jesus' birth this Christmas Day. For those who did, a gauntlet of army checkpoints and battle-scarred buildings were reminders that peace is still a thing of prayers.

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