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You set im going to be a tattoo artist in bethlehem. >> welt when i start everybody was against me. your family. >> yes my family religious leaders. >> is forbidden judaism right? >> yes. see mexico as a christian, not for bedroom, but this is not a majority christian town right now. >> we are a 1% now. >> 1%. wow. we have heard 8%, 10%, youre saying closer to 1%? why is that? >> situations. >> situation? i understand you have to be careful, but is that economics, religious, is it political? is ...

Three areas. ab and c. christians who live on area c are much more secure that christians who live in the same town on a. >> so right there in one town christians are treated very different. >> yes. >> were going down the hill ways these are under different control. you can see some of the wall snaking over in downtown bethlehem. >> for christians here at sperry complex. christians are a minority in greater bethlehem. most christians have been pushed out. the muslim population in the christian p...

But now is a little bit better than other years. they once an open country. thats why they go. >> but you plan on staying in bethlehem? >> i am singing bethlehem because i have four kids we cannot leave because they have schools, our lives are here. if we go away, or leave, who is going to stay here? >> but you worry if all the christian goes than there wont any christians in bethlehem. >> yes the situation is that. >> christians that make the government issues. what if you like tattoo is someth...

Ab and c. christians who live on area c are much more secure that christians who live in the same town on a. >> so right there in one town christians are treated very different. >> yes. >> were going down the hill ways these are under different control. you can see some of the wall snaking over in downtown bethlehem. >> for christians here at sperry complex. christians are a minority in greater bethlehem. most christians have been pushed out. the muslim population in the christian population oft...

2000 years ago the virgin mary and joseph arrived here, there is no room for them in the end so they went to a manger. right behind me. where the baby jesus was born. here in bethlehem. its the beginning of christianity here in the state of israel. the manger was actually in a cave. which became a shrine and in the year 330 a.d., the first christian roman emperor constantine built a church above it. we were invited in for an exclusive look. >> hey hello. how are you. >> thank you so much for hav...

2000 years ago the virgin mary and joseph arrived here, there is no room for them in the end so they went to a manger. right behind me. where the baby jesus was born. here in bethlehem. its the beginning of christianity here in the state of israel. the manger was actually in a cave. which became a shrine and in the year 330 a.d., the first christian roman emperor constantine built a church above it. we were invited in for an exclusive look. >> hey hello. how are you. >> thank you so much for hav...

And this really defense forces moved in and surrounded them. the siege lasted 39 days until a deal was eventually met the hostages are released and they surrendered. ♪ ♪ the squares best known however, for the manger that its named after. and the christian celebrations that continue to make it a magnet for christian pilgrims. even as the number of christians living in bethlehem continues to dwindle. all month long, this december fox news is bringing an all-american christmas with stories abo...

Petition. to divide palestine between the arabs and the jews. >> the british mandate government was not able to succeed. and in 1947, the un general assembly adopted a resolution to permanently partition the area. >> the resolution was adopted. >> on may 14, 1948 the state of israel was established. >> history was made as a jewish state of israel was born. for the first time since the roman legion destroyed jerusalem and the year 70 a.d., the jewish people have a nation of their own. >> did not ...

But now is a little bit better than other years. they once an open country. thats why they go. >> but you plan on staying in bethlehem? >> i am singing bethlehem because i have four kids we cannot leave because they have schools, our lives are here. if we go away, or leave, who is going to stay here? >> but you worry if all the christian goes than there wont any christians in bethlehem. >> yes the situation is that. >> christians that make the government issues. what if you like tattoo is someth...

You set im going to be a tattoo artist in bethlehem. >> welt when i start everybody was against me. your family. >> yes my family religious leaders. >> is forbidden judaism right? >> yes. see mexico as a christian, not for bedroom, but this is not a majority christian town right now. >> we are a 1% now. >> 1%. wow. we have heard 8%, 10%, youre saying closer to 1%? why is that? >> situations. >> situation? i understand you have to be careful, but is that economics, religious, is it political? is ...