A motorist refuels beside the West Bank barrier near Rachel's Tomb, one of Judaism's most holy sites, just outside Bethlehem. Around 180,000 Palestinians, some 24,000 of them Christians, live in and around Bethlehem. Also present are a number of Jewish settlements, with a population approaching 80,000.

Children play in the hills overlooking Bethlehem. Around 180,000 Palestinians, some 24,000 of them Christians, live in and around Bethlehem. Also present are a number of Jewish settlements, with a population approaching 80,000.

Greek Orthodox worshippers pray in the Church of the Nativity. Around 180,000 Palestinians, some 24,000 of them Christians, live in and around Bethlehem. Also present are a number of Jewish settlements, with a population approaching 80,000.

Palestinian day-workers crowd into a corral near Bethlehem in order to pass through a check point to get to Jerusalem - a process that can take up to two hours. Around 180,000 Palestinians, some 24,000 of them Christians, live in and around Bethlehem. Also present are a number of Jewish settlements, with a population approaching 80,000.

The Door of Humility leading to the main sanctuary inside the Church of the Nativity. Around 180,000 Palestinians, some 24,000 of them Christians, live in and around Bethlehem. Also present are a number of Jewish settlements, with a population approaching 80,000.

Rochama Bedein shows off her dress before Passover dinner at her home in the Efrat settlement, between Bethlehem and Hebron. Around 180,000 Palestinians, some 24,000 of them Christians, live in and around Bethlehem. Also present are a number of Jewish settlements, with a population approaching 80,000.

Families gather in the Efrat settlement, between Bethlehem and Hebron, at an event to benefit the memorial foundation of two Jewish teenagers killed by Palestinian militants in a cave near Jerusalem in 2001. Around 180,000 Palestinians, some 24,000 of them Christians, live in and around Bethlehem. Also present are a number of Jewish settlements, with a population approaching 80,000.

The Duheisha refugee camp occupies 1.5 square kilometers just south of Bethlehem and is home to 10,000 people. Around 180,000 Palestinians, some 24,000 of them Christians, live in and around Bethlehem. Also present are a number of Jewish settlements, with a population approaching 80,000.

Christian cousins Thomas and Bajd Barham dance at the Cosmos discotheque every Saturday night in the Christian town of Beit Jala. Around 180,000 Palestinians, some 24,000 of them Christians, live in and around Bethlehem. Also present are a number of Jewish settlements, with a population approaching 80,000.

Orthodox Jewish men stand in the settlement of Betar Illit, between Bethlehem and Hebron. Around 180,000 Palestinians, some 24,000 of them Christians, live in and around Bethlehem. Also present are a number of Jewish settlements, with a population approaching 80,000.

Boys burn trash in the rubble of homes knocked down to build the Israeli security wall. Around 180,000 Palestinians, some 24,000 of them Christians, live in and around Bethlehem. Also present are a number of Jewish settlements, with a population approaching 80,000.

Abu Majed and his family work on their farm, which has been divided in two by the Israeli security wall (which can be seen in the background), near the Efrat settlement. Around 180,000 Palestinians, some 24,000 of them Christians, live in and around Bethlehem. Also present are a number of Jewish settlements, with a population approaching 80,000.

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