Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) hugs Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal after a midnight mass in St. Catherine's Catholic Church which connects with the Church of Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem December 25, 2008. [Xinhua Photo]

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas(1st, L) and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad(1st, R) attend a midnight mass in St. Catherine's Catholic Church which connects with the Church of Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 24, 2008.[Xinhua Photo]