Can Anything Good Come of Modern-Day Nazareth?

Step into the streets of Nazareth, the famed hometown of Jesus, and the smell of garbage overwhelms the senses. Along the streets, trash is piled high on every corner; the city government can no longer pay for trash trucks. Souvenir shops selling cross necklaces and wooden carvings of the Nativity are closed, and the streets of Nazareth’s Old City empty as the Israel-Hamas war has stopped the flow of Christian tourists to the city.