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BY DAMIEN SHARKOV ON 12/25/17 AT 8:27 AM
Locals are blaming President Donald Trumps controversial stance on Jerusalem for scuppering Christmas celebrations in the Holy Land.
The White House announcement that the U.S. embassy in Israel will move to Jerusalema privilege usually reserved for national capitalshas fired up the ongoing feud over the status of the city. It is claimed by both Israelis and Palestinians.
Unsurprisingly Palestinians have rallied against it, but more embarrassingly for Washington, major U.S. allies united at the United Nations General Assembly to condemn Trumps plan. This rift has translated to city streets in places such Bethlehem in the West Bank, putting a damper on Christmas celebrations.
Trump is the first reason this is a sad Christmas, Khulud Ilayan, a social work student at Al-Quds Open University handing out flyers in Bethlehem, told the Israeli broadsheet newspaper The Jerusalem Post. I see less people and people are sad. All of the people here dont like that man.
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