Broom Scuffle In Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity

Palestinian police wielding batons were forced to enter the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and break up a scuffle, forming a human cordon between Greek Orthodox and Armenian Priests who went at each other with brooms and stones inside the church during cleaning. The basilica built over the grotto is administered jointly by Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian authorities, Anyone perceived as encroaching on the others' turf can set off violent arguments.12/27/07