Unlike many other Christian families in the Bethlehem area, none of the Hosh siblings have moved abroad.

For decades, the people of Bethlehem have watched tour buses drive up to the Church of the Nativity, disgorge their passengers for a few hours at the traditional birthplace of Jesus, and then return to Israel.

Graffiti was scrawled in Hebrew on a wall and a car was burned in the Palestinian town of Taybeh

Since the protests began Oct. 1, an estimated 400 demonstrators have been killed.

The Trump administration has reversed a 40-year U.S. policy critical of Israeli settlements on the West Bank, writes Drew Christiansen, S.J., raising the obstacles to Palestinians ever achieving a homeland.

"Many of these victims suffer and perish anonymously," said George Marlin, chairman of Aid to the Church in Need-USA, the charity sponsoring the service.