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Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch Fuad Twal (C) leads Christmas mass at the Church of Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 25, 2008. Thousands of Christian pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem's Manger Square on Wednesday to celebrate Christmas under the protection of security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK)