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Israel Christian Arab Soldiers Celebrate Christmas

Israel Christian Arab Soldiers Celebrate Christmas

KEREM SHALOM, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 21: In this photo released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Christian Arab Israeli soldiers get their Christmas gifts from their commanding officer Lt.Col. Wasaffi (R) as their Jewish and Bedouin Arab comrades gather around their Christmas tree in their base December 21, 2005 near Kerem Shalom in southern Israel. All the non-Jewish soldiers serving in this unit, the Bedouin Trackers Brigade, are volunteers to the IDF.

Photo: Handout/Getty Images

Dec 21, 2005