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PALESTINIANS CELEBRATE IN BETHLEHEM
Midnight Mass has been celebrated at
the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
which is no longer under Israeli rule.
Thousands took to the streets; there
were fireworks over Manger Square and
there was a parade through the town.
Welcoming PLO chairman Yasser Arafat,
Bethlehem's Mayor, Elias Freij, said:
"It's Christmas, the city is free, our
chairman is here to celebrate with us."
The Israelis, who took control of the
town in 1967, handed it over to the
Palestinians on Thursday as part of the
self-rule agreement.
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