God under the rubble
By 
Krish Kandiah2023-12-15T13:02:00
Krish Kandiah travelled to Bethlehem in search of solutions to the current conflict
Bethlehem is closer than you might think.
This week it took me just eight hours to travel the 3,000 miles from London to the town where Jesus was born. That’s a fraction of the time it took Mary and Joseph to get there from Nazareth that first Christmas. But despite the progress the world has made in transport solutions, human suffering in that region remains just the same, with the political turmoil and feelings of hopelessness just as crippling.
I was in Bethlehem this week in search of a Christmas miracle. With no sign that a ceasefire between Gaza and Israel is currently achievable, I wanted to see if there were other ways peacemakers could play their part.
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