WATCH: IDF wishes merry Christmas to Christian tourists in Bethlehem
Lieutenant Colonel Moshe Avi joins Christmas convoy from Jerusalem to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
By HAGAY HACOHENUpdated: DECEMBER 25, 2018 20:43A CHRISTMAS TREE stands at Mar Elias Church for the Christmas-Suta festival (photo credit: YVETTE J. DEANE)
IDF Lieutenant Colonel Moshe Avi joined a Christmas convoy from Jerusalem to the West Bank on Tuesday in honor of Christmas and good coordination between members of the Christian faith living in Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Avi serves as the Head of the Bethlehem District Coordination and Liaison Office. Led by Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the convoy traveled to the ancient city of Bethlehem to honor the holiday marking the birth of Jesus."This coordination occurs not only for Christmas," said Br. Ibrahim Faltas, Descrete Eastern group of all the custos of the Holy Land, "but all year round."
