Church of the Nativity

Church of the Nativity is a church in the Palestinian town of Bethlehem. In the last week of June 2012, the UNESCO’s World Heritage committee has approved a Palestinian bid to place the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on its list of sites of World Heritage in Danger – a move seen by some nations as dangerously mixing politics and culture. This is being looked as an affirmation of Palestinian sovereignty over the site which marks the place where Christians believe Jesus was born. UNESCO voted to admit Palestine as a full member in October. The emergency candidacy for the church clearly showed Palestinians’ intention of making the most of their position, after a failure to join the main U.N. body because Palestine is not a recognised state.