Christmas has Palestinian roots, not Western.

Every December, Western Christian celebrations often overshadow the Middle Eastern roots of Christianity. The commercialized version of Christmas in the West masks the true story of a Palestinian Jew born under occupation and forced to flee as a refugee. The disconnect between the Western perception of Bethlehem and its current reality under occupation highlights the importance of remembering the real meaning of Christmas as a story of solidarity with the marginalized. For Palestinian Christians, Christmas is a reminder of God’s presence among the oppressed and a proclamation of divine solidarity against the logic of empire.

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