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Christmas In Bethlehem, Biden's 2024 Campaign, Congress Year Ender

2023/12/25
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主持人: 本期节目主要关注三个方面:加沙战争对伯利恒圣诞节的影响、2024年美国总统大选的展望以及美国国会的回顾。 Jason Donoghue: 由于加沙战争,伯利恒的圣诞节气氛十分低迷,传统的庆祝活动被取消。许多当地居民由于在加沙的亲友而无法庆祝。尽管如此,一些宗教仪式仍然举行,教堂挤满了前来寻求慰藉的人们。伯利恒广场上唯一可见的圣诞装饰是一个被铁丝网包围的受损耶稣诞生雕像,象征着巴勒斯坦人民的苦难和流离失所。加沙的人道主义危机日益严重,食物和清洁用水短缺。 Tim Alberta: 2024年美国总统大选竞选活动已经开始,拜登总统将面临来自特朗普的挑战。拜登竞选团队将重点关注争取年轻选民和少数族裔选民,并与特朗普在医疗、堕胎和绿色就业等问题上进行对比。本次大选的不确定性因素很多,包括特朗普的起诉以及对拜登的弹劾调查。 Erik McDaniel: 2023年美国国会经历了充满戏剧性的一年,包括众议长被罢免、众议员因欺诈指控被驱逐以及政府资金问题。国会未能通过所有十二项联邦支出法案,政府面临关门风险。此外,对乌克兰的军事援助以及移民政策改革等问题也悬而未决。

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This chapter explores the impact of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war on Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem. Palestinian Christians are largely foregoing traditional festivities due to the devastating conflict in Gaza, where thousands have been killed. Despite the somber mood, some solace is found in religious ceremonies.
  • Christmas celebrations cancelled in Bethlehem due to Gaza war
  • Thousands killed in Gaza since October 7th Hamas attack
  • Somber mood, major square deserted, but church services well-attended

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Christmas in Bethlehem is somber this year. In the wake of the war in Gaza, church leaders are canceling traditional celebrations. The 2024 presidential election year is upon us and it's promising to be unlike any we've seen before. And, although little legislation was passed this year, Congress has seen plenty of action.*Today's episode of Up First was edited by Michael Sullivan, Roberta Rampton, Kelsey Snell and Mohamad ElBardicy. It was produced by Julie Depenbrock and Mansee Khurana. We get engineering support from Phil Edfors. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)