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23 Dec. 2013
Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories
A visitor prays next to an icon of the Virgin Mary in the Church of the Nativity, the site revered by Christians as Jesus' birthplace, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 23, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)