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Video: Merry Christmas from Gaza!

Palestinian shopkeepers decorate their stand with toys of Father Christmas in Gaza City on December 24, 2014, as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Christmas. For many faithful across the region, the festivities will be tinged with sadness following a year of bloodshed marked by a surge in the persecution of Christians that has drawn international condemnation. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED        (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)

It’s Christmas in Gaza, so Wasem Abdo’s gift shop is overflowing with holiday-themed decorations.

“We’ve been doing this for 19 years,” said Abdo. “Muslim customers buy gifts to take to their Christian friends, who’ll do the same during the Muslim holidays.”

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