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Xmas in Bethlehem: By the Numbers

19: Fully booked hotels. 1.3 million: Tourists visiting Bethlehem this year. 30,000: Visitors expected just for Christmas Eve. 5,000: Additional visitors expected for January's Orthodox rites. 12,000: New jobs created by tourism surge. 30 percent:…

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19: Fully booked hotels.

1.3 million: Tourists visiting Bethlehem this year.

30,000: Visitors expected just for Christmas Eve.

5,000: Additional visitors expected for January's Orthodox rites.

12,000: New jobs created by tourism surge.

30 percent: Drop in local unemployment over past three years, attributing to improved security situation.

1,500: PA security men deployed for Christmas season.

2.8 million: Estimated number of tourists in Israel in 2008.

Sources: The Scotsman and AP. See additional reports of all-time highs in Israeli and Tel Aviv tourism.

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