MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS

A Palestinian gunman smokes during a break in shooting toward Israeli positions in the West Bank town of Bethlehem Wednesday Oct. 24, 2001. Israeli tanks and troops held positions in Bethlehem and engaged in gun battles with Palestinians for a sixth day, just a few kilometers from the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)