Palestinian police worried about clashes kept Muslim youth away from the center of Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem, where Christians believe Jesus was born, according to a news report. Palestinian flags and pictures of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat were absent from the town’s main square.
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