Middle East Liane Hansen talks with NPR's Peter Kenyon in Jerusalem, where the Israeli government has said it will not allow Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to make his traditional Christmas visit to Bethlehem.

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Liane Hansen talks with NPR's Peter Kenyon in Jerusalem, where the Israeli government has said it will not allow Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to make his traditional Christmas visit to Bethlehem.