Never before has there been such a difficult situation. We open for a few hours every day as we have 10 factory workers. Across the square lies the Peace Center where two girls are decorating an artificial Christmas tree, the only one in sight. Officials declined to comment on the rumor that a large tree will be put up before Christmas, with pictures of the Palestinians killed in the Aksa uprising in place of traditional ornaments. Abir Abed Rabbo who works in the tourist information desk inside the center also offers a bleak picture.
Many people have died, the shops are empty, the restaurants too.
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