Bethlehem!

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"This wall, one day, we hope it will not exist."
Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah

(CBS/AP) A steady stream of worshippers braved
cold, rainy weather Sunday to celebrate Christmas
in Bethlehem, where spirits were lifted by the
largest turnout of foreign pilgrims in years.
Despite the foul weather, Bethlehem
residents had reason to smile. About 30,000
pilgrims converged on the birthplace of Jesus
for Christmas celebrations this year, Israeli
officials said, about twice as many as last year
and by far the highest turnout since
fighting broke out in September 2000.
Palestinian merchants, who depend on tourism,
were glad to see the biggest crowds, too, reports