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Thu 11 Nov 2002Arafat cancels Christmas in BethlehemMIDDLE EAST: Palestinian Authority President Mr Yasser Arafat announced yesterday that there "won't be any Christmas" this year in Bethlehem, because of the Israeli military closure there.The announcement, which made few waves in Israel, was dismissed by officials as an attempt by the Palestinian leader to exert international pressure on Israel to leave the city, where Jesus is believed to have been born.