Churches in Israel and the West Bank are canceling Christmas celebrations due to the war
The parade is a rollicking annual march that begins at Mary’s Well in Nazareth — next to a bustling Christmas market — and continues down Paul VI Street.
A Palestinian police officer walks by the gate at the Palestinian side of the crossing as Christians head to Bethlehem via Israel to attend Christmas ceremonies in the northern Gaza Strip, December 22, 2022.(photo credit: REUTERS/IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA)ByELIYAHU FREEDMAN/JTA
