Exodus from Bethlehem? 14 December 2004 Mayor of Bethlehem, Hanner Nasir, has criticized the Israeli occupation as an oppression and "offense to human dignity" that is causing a Christian exodus from the town. "'Each year I try not to be gloomy in my Christmas message,'" said Nasir, but "'Living under occupation is certainly the most painful experience man can face and the biggest offence to human rights and dignity.'" According to Nasir, approximately 2,400 of Bethlehem's 40,000 Christians have left since the September 2000 start of the Palestinian intifada.
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