Looks like the days of Christian pilgramage to the birthplace of Christ are over.
Indeed
During the Oslo war, Bethlehem and its environs were used as bases for launching suicide attacks against Israelis. Arab terrorists used the city’s proximity to Jerusalem to launch mortar attacks on the Gilo neighborhood.
Too bad so many Christians who live in Bethlechem thought the IDF and Israel were to blame and that "poor Palis were being oppressed". Let's see how long the PA allows Christianity to reamin in that region.