伯利恆聖誕慶典睽違兩年重啟，停火下的喜悅難掩戰爭現實
睽違兩年，伯利恆聖誕慶典在加薩停火背景下重啟。節慶的喜悅與以色列軍事行動、經濟困境的嚴峻現實並存，凸顯巴勒斯坦人民在希望與絕望間的掙扎。
聖誕歌聲重返伯利恆，但戰爭的槍響未曾遠離。在沉寂兩年後，耶穌誕生地、位於約旦河西岸的伯利恆，於2025年12月24日再度迎來傳統的聖誕慶典。由於加薩戰爭爆發，2023年與2024年的慶祝活動皆告停擺，今年的重啟對當地居民與朝聖者而言，無疑是久旱逢甘霖。
希望之光與衝突陰影
根據半島電視台報導，伯利恆的馬槽廣場上，童子軍樂隊的鼓聲與銅管樂聲響徹雲霄，聖誕頌歌與巴勒斯坦傳統音樂交織。天主教在該地區的最高領袖、耶路撒冷拉丁禮宗主教皮扎巴拉（Pierbattista Pizzaballa）也親臨現場，他表示：「在伯利恆，我不僅看到了陽光，更看到了你們臉上美麗的光芒。」
然而，節慶的歡愉氣氛，並未完全驅散戰爭的陰霾。就在慶典開始前幾小時，以色列軍隊仍在附近的難民營逮捕了三名年輕人。儘管加薩自10月起進入停火狀態，但以軍的零星攻擊與在西岸的軍事突襲行動從未間斷。剛從加薩返回的皮扎巴拉宗主教坦言：「我在加薩目睹了全面的毀滅，但在虛無之中，人們創造了歡樂的理由。他們提醒我們，儘管人類肆意破壞，我們仍能回歸並重建一切。」
懸崖邊的觀光經濟
伯利恆的經濟命脈高度依賴觀光業，過去兩年的停滯帶來毀滅性打擊。根據巴勒斯坦觀光部數據，今年以來飯店入住率僅25%。巴勒斯坦酒店協會主席阿爾賈（Elias al-Arja）指出，當地飯店業今年的損失已高達3億美元。
慶典的重啟為經濟注入一劑強心針。阿爾賈表示，聖誕節期間的入住率飆升至80%，迎來約8,000名訪客。但當地商家坦言，人潮雖現，卻多為居住在以色列的巴勒斯坦公民或外籍勞工，距離真正的觀光復甦仍有長路要走。一名紀念品店老闆說：「我們祈禱，希望將伯利恆變成一座巨大監獄的圍困能夠結束。」
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