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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a ceremony to illuminate a Christmas tree planted at the Yasser Arafat square in Ramallah, West Bank on December 4 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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