国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Christmas preparations underway in Bethlehem amid Israeli settlement expansion
<p><span word="BETHLEHEM">BETHLEHEM</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 7-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>-<span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bethlehem">Bethlehem</span> <span word="thrives">thrives</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Palestinians">Palestinians</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bethlehem">Bethlehem</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>, <span word="is">is</span> 660 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="km">km</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="Palestinians">Palestinians</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="use">use</span> 13 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="C">C</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 92 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 210,000 <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bethlehem">Bethlehem</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bethlehem">Bethlehem</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="NGO">NGO</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Applied">Applied</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> - <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="devastation">devastation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continuation">continuation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="confiscation">confiscation</span>.</p><p><span word="Settlement">Settlement</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="problematic">problematic</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="checkpoints">checkpoints</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="separation">separation</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="restrict">restrict</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> 23 <span word="settlements">settlements</span> <span word="and">and</span> 14 <span word="outposts">outposts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grab">grab</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bethlehem">Bethlehem</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="devastation">devastation</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="checkpoints">checkpoints</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terminals">terminals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bypass">bypass</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accommodate">accommodate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span>' <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="freely">freely</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="imprisoning">imprisoning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restricting">restricting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bethlehem">Bethlehem</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="SuhailKhalilieh">SuhailKhalilieh</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="settlements">settlements</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span>.</p>
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