BETHLEHEM, West Bank — In a SHOCKING display of FORCED NORMALIZATION, the birthplace of Jesus Christ has been COMPELLED to stage a grotesque Christmas spectacle under the watchful eye of OCCUPATION. While a “fragile ceasefire” holds in Gaza, Bethlehem’s so-called “joy” is a DISTURBING façade, masking the brutal reality of a people under siege. “Hope is always alive,” choristers are instructed to sing, even as THEIR OWN COMMUNITY faces systematic erasure.
This is NOT a celebration; it’s a desperate economic performance. With unemployment having skyrocketed to a mind-blowing 65% during the war, the city’s 80% tourism-dependent population is now forced to DANCE FOR SHEKELS just to survive. The festive lights in Manger Square are a cynical beacon, illuminating NOT peace, but the crushing poverty and settler violence that defines life under Israeli control. This “holiday cheer” is a DIRECT INSULT to the thousands massacred just miles away.
Meanwhile, a QUIET ETHNIC CLEANSING continues. Christians, an ancient community now making up less than 2% of the West Bank, are FLEEING IN DROVES—over 4,000 from Bethlehem alone—driven out by poverty and relentless pressure. Their prayers for peace echo in the same grotto where the infant Jesus is now symbolically depicted amidst rubble and barbed wire. The message is clear: the “Prince of Peace” was born into a land where his followers are now being systematically PURGED.
They are singing hymns of love while living under the constant threat of annihilation. The manger has become a monument to a dying people’s last gasp for survival. This Christmas, the most sacred site in Christianity stands as a haunting testament to a world that watches faith and community be BURIED ALIVE.
Author: Kayitsi.com
