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Christmas Celebrations No Longer Canceled Over Trump Jerusalem Move says Muslim Mayor of Nazareth

Leah Marieann Klett : Dec 19, 2017  GospelHerald.com

[I] invite all the residents of the State of Israel—the Jews, Muslims and Christians—to come to the city of Nazareth and take part in the Christmas celebrations." -Mayor Ali Salam of Nazareth

(Nazareth)— [GospelHerald.com] The Muslim mayor of the Israeli city of Nazareth has now said that Christmas celebrations will be permitted following reports that they would be canceled due to U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial decision on Jerusalem. (Screengrab: People attend a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Nazareth/credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS/via Jerusalem Post)

"I don't know why people thought that there would be cuts to the celebrations. Everything, except for three singers who will not be coming, will be held as normal. We have already welcomed 60,000 people to the city today," Mayor Ali Salam told Reuters on Saturday.

"[I] invite all the residents of the State of Israel—the Jews, Muslims and Christians—to come to the city of Nazareth and take part in the Christmas celebrations," the mayor declared, according to the Times of Israel.

"Nazareth is the city of peace and brotherhood between religions and nations, and there is nothing like the spirit of the holiday and the shared experience to prove it."

Last week it was reported that Salam had decided to limit Christmas celebrations in Nazareth—the city where Jesus Christ was raised—over Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel...

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