Every year before Easter, Elias Hazin’s phone would ring with pilgrims booking trips to visit Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus. This year, Hazin says, there have been only cancellations. The tourism industry in Bethlehem is “basically dead,” said Hazin, co-owner of the Bethlehem Star Tours & Travel agency on Manger Square. Check out “Preparing our … Continue reading War, Easter and the future of tourism in Bethlehem