Bethlehem, Israel - State of
ALBRIGHT GREETED BY HANNA NASSER AND FATHER ANASTASIUS OUTSIDE BETHLEHEM CHURCH.
U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, flanked by Palestinian bodyguards, is welcomed by Bethlehem Mayor Hanna Nasser (C) and Greek Orthodox priest Anastasius (L) on her arrival at the Church of the Nativity December 8. Albright took a break from her Middle East peace mission to visit this biblical town where she had a private tour of the church, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, and went shopping in one of the many souvenir stores that line Manger Square.
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