Bethlehem, garin da aka ce annabi Isa an haife shi, ya marka Kirsimati a cikin tsakani na biyu a jere saboda yaƙin Gaza. Ba kama a da, ba maɗaukaki da almajirai sun ɗauki hanyar zuwa garin, haka yasa haliyar tattalin arzikin ya zama mara da mara mawuya fiye da shekarar da ta gabata.
Ramzi Sabella, wanda yake gudanar da kantin ƙananan kayayyaki kusa da Cocin Haihuwar Annabi Isa, ya ce yaɗuwar maɗaukaki ya ragu sosai. “A da, naɗa aka yi aiki sosai, musamman a lokacin Kirsimati. Almajirai Kirista daga ko’ina cikin duniya suna siyan charger na waya da kaya irin su selfie sticks daga gare ni,” in ji Sabella. “A yau, kawai ‘yan gari ne suke zuwa, kuma suna siyan kayayyaki mafi arha. Ba su da kudi ma,” in ji shi.
Halin Kirsimati a Bethlehem ya zama mara tsakani, saboda yaƙin Gaza. Ba a gudanar da bukukuwan Kirsimati irin na shekarun baya ba. An soke tarurrukan Kirsimati, kuma an rage shagulgula. An yi tarurrukan addu’a don neman zaman lafiya da kuma nuna jama’a da abin da ke faruwa a Gaza.
An yi hasarar tattalin arziƙi sosai a Bethlehem, saboda hauhawar yaƙin. Ayyukan yawon shakatawa sun kasance tushen kudin garin na shekaru da dama, amma yanzu haka, an yi hasarar kudin da aka samu daga yawon shakatawa. Kungiyar hote-hote ta garin ta ruwaito cewa, matsakaicin kamar 80% na hote-hote suna cika a shekarun baya, amma yanzu suna cika kawai 3%.
Mazaunan Bethlehem suna barin garin, saboda tsananin haliyar tattalin arziƙi da yaƙin. An ruwaito cewa, kusan 500 iyalai sun bar garin a watannin da suka gabata, wanda hakan ya zama lamba mai yawa ga al’ummar garin da suka kai 30,000. Wasu sun bar garin ne da visa na wucin gadi, suna yunkurin rayuwa a kasashen waje.
Priest Issa Musleh na Patriyarka ta Greek Orthodox a Bethlehem ya ce, “Mun zo mu addu’a cikin tsakani a shekarar nan — kuma mun zo mu aika sahih zuwa duniya gaba daya.” Ya kara da cewa, “Mun kasa kuma mun kaddamar da abin da ke faruwa a Gaza.”.
