{"id":52939,"date":"2017-12-07T11:55:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T09:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=52939"},"modified":"2017-12-07T11:55:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T09:55:02","slug":"%d8%a5%d8%b7%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%b4%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%af-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d9%87-%d9%88%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%aa-%d9%84%d8%ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d8%a5%d8%b7%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%b4%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%af-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d9%87-%d9%88%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%aa-%d9%84%d8%ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinians switch off Christmas lights in Bethlehem in anti-Trump protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #313132; text-align: justify;\" data-reactid=\"32\"><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #313132; text-align: justify;\" data-reactid=\"32\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">Palestinians switched off Christmas lights at Jesus\u2019 traditional birthplace in Bethlehem on Wednesday night in protest at U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #313132; text-align: justify;\" data-reactid=\"33\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">A Christmas tree adorned with lights outside Bethlehem\u2019s Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus was born, and another in Ramallah, next to the burial site of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, were plunged into darkness.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #313132; text-align: justify;\" data-reactid=\"34\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">\u201cThe Christmas tree was switched off on the order of the mayor today in protest at Trump\u2019s decision,\u201d said Fady Ghattas, Bethlehem\u2019s municipal media officer.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #313132; text-align: justify;\" data-reactid=\"35\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">He said it was unclear whether the illuminations would be turned on again before the main Christmas festivities.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #313132; text-align: justify;\" data-reactid=\"36\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">In a speech in Washington, Trump said he had decided to recognize Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital and move the U.S. embassy to the city.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #313132; text-align: justify;\" data-reactid=\"37\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Trump\u2019s move marked the beginning of a new approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and said it was an \u201chistoric landmark\u201d.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #313132; text-align: justify;\" data-reactid=\"38\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">Arabs and Muslims across the Middle East condemned the U.S. decision, calling it an incendiary move in a volatile region and the European Union and United Nations also voiced alarm at the possible repercussions for any chances of reviving Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palestinians switched off Christmas lights at Jesus\u2019 traditional birthplace in Bethlehem on Wednesday night in protest at U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital. 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