00:00Santa and his helpers finally arrive.
00:05Dozens of children, along with their parents, have gathered in front of Taipei's Catholic Church to wait for this moment.
00:14I love Santa Claus. I hope he can make everything okay.
00:19We have a lot of fun with Santa. We come together as a family and we just play.
00:26We love these celebrations. We can open lots of gifts and have a good time.
00:33I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I'm very happy and I hope you're happy too.
00:40What looks like an ordinary Christmas party is anything but normal.
00:45Israeli settlers constantly attack the small West Bank town, even during the festive season.
00:51The residents show us footage from just a few weeks ago. Settlers set several cars on fire.
00:57They want to put in our hearts that we don't feel that we are safe. We don't feel that in our security.
01:03And this is the result. This is the result that would put it in our hearts, in our mind, to leave this city.
01:10Almost all of Taipei's residents are Christians, and during the festive season they try hard to maintain the Christmas spirit.
01:19But more and more people are leaving. This family fled after settlers destroyed their property.
01:25The attackers left a clear message at their neighbor's house. Soon it won't just be cars burning here.
01:32There's absolutely no one to protect us here. Many people come and offer their protection and their support.
01:45But these are all just empty words.
01:48According to the Bible, Jesus himself was in Taipei shortly before his death.
01:54For Father Bashar, his Christmas message is more relevant than ever.
01:59He is against always the darkness. He is against the indignity, the injustice.
02:05And he would also give more love, more peace and more justice for other people.
02:10At least for one evening, it seems, the people in Taipei can forget the violence and threats around them.
02:24For a little bit, there's a lot of work, as we talk about the problems that are trying to share with you.
02:29And his gestures are the correct, but alsotiens, the people in Taipei are the way that theches are so important.
02:35At least for one evening, I think it's important to receive a lot of time.
02:39To be a society and the people in Taipei, they do not care.
02:43But for a lot of money, they do not care.
02:45But in this case, when they are between Fikari and I who are in Taipei, it's the people who are in Taipei,
02:49they don't even care.
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