A Palestinian Christian boy plays soccer in front of a mural of Jesus Christ in Aboud in the West Bank
A Palestinian Christian boy kicks a soccer ball in front of a mural of Jesus Christ in the West Bank village of Aboud, November 7, 2010. Resent studies report that Palestinian Christians are fleeing the West Bank because of persecution, violence and economic hardship. leaving less than 2% of the population Christian in the Holy Land. - UPI/Debbie Hill
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Tourists and Pilgrims flock to the Church of Nativity, where tradition believes Jesus Christ was born, on Christmas Eve in the Biblical town of Bethlehem, West Bank, December 24, 2011.
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Christian pilgrims carry palm branches during the Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Israel. The traditional Palm Sunday procession follows the route believed to be the path that Jesus Christ took when he entered Jerusalem riding a donkey and was greeted with crowds of people waving palm branches.
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