December 15, 2007

Palestinian Carpenter Builds Nativity

Bethlehem's Walled Nativity
IslamOnline.net & News Agencies
BETHLEHEM — At first glance, Tawfiq Salsaa's wooden nativity scene seems like the perfect gift from Bethlehem, Christ's birthplace. But a closer look shows a wall separating baby Jesus and Virgin Marry from the three wise men.
"I was inspired by our own wall," the Palestinian carpenter, 65, told Reuters on Thursday, December 13.
"I wanted to give the world an idea of how we live in the Holy Land," added Salsaa as he sat in his small workshop surrounded by wooden carvings.
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