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Dwindling Number of Christians in Christianity's Birthplace

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is now western envoy for Palestinian development, and he's been advocating tourism to Christian holy sites in the Palestinian West Bank, especially Bethlehem, the city where Jesus was born.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is now western envoy for Palestinian development, and he's been advocating tourism to Christian holy sites in the Palestinian West Bank, especially Bethlehem, the city where Jesus was born. An American decendent of Palestinian refugees, Rateb Rabie is President of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Dan Konecky

    Producer, To the Point

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    Karen Radziner

    Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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    Rateb Rabie

    President, Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation

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