Photostream : Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem

Palestinian President Mamoud Abbas attends Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 25, 2010. REUTERS/Fadi Arouri/Pool

Palestinian President Mamoud Abbas (L) attends Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 25, 2010. REUTERS/Fadi Arouri/Pool

Palestinian President Mamoud Abbas (L) and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal chat following Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 25, 2010. REUTERS/Fadi Arouri/Pool

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal leads Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem early Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Fadi Arouri, Pool)

A nun prays at the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 24, 2010 as the Holy Land prepares to mark Christmas. (Photo by MUSA AL-SHAER/AFP/Getty Images)

A Palestinian girl dressed in a Santa Claus attire poses alongside other worshippers inside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 24, 2010, as Christian flock to the what they believe is the birth place of Jesus Christ to celebrate his birth during Christmas mass. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)