. >> the orient palace is the biggest hotel in the palestinian territories.ring the christmas season, it would normally be full of christian pilgrims. this year too, many rooms were booked long in advance. but to no avail. it looks as if time has stood still since march. it's extremely tough for the owners. leith abu rumaneh and his family had invested millions in expanding the hotel -- right before the pandemic erupted. but he's not ready to give up hope. he knows what great significance bethlehem has and always will have for his fellow christians. >> i know tourists who would give anything to be able to visit the holy land at least once in their lifetime. i see it on their faces when they arrive at my hotel. how happy they are, because they find the fulfilment of their faith in bethlehem. >> we've been invited to tea with jack's wife tamara -- and are surprised to see that there is no nativity scene in sight. in the house of a woodwork factory owner! she tells us that she doesn't like wood. jack explains that tamara's father was also in the woodworking busi