Editing Church of the Nativity (section)

=====Logistics and organisation=====
In 2010, the [[Palestinian Authority]] announced that a multimillion-dollar restoration programme was imminent.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-ml-palestinians-ancient-church,0,2313867.story |title=Topic Galleries |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=22 December 2011}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}}</ref> Although a majority Muslim nation, albeit with a [[Palestinian Christians|significant Christian minority]], Palestinians consider the church a national treasure and one of their most visited tourist sites.<ref name=Abbas/> President Mahmoud Abbas has been actively involved in the project, which is led by Ziad al-Bandak.<ref name=Abbas>{{cite web |url=http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/4143698-palestinians-renovate-church-jesus-birthplace.html#.1258-stage-set7-4 |title=Sci/Tech – Science & Technology: Breaking news and opinions |access-date=24 February 2016 |archive-date=21 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221022043/http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/4143698-palestinians-renovate-church-jesus-birthplace.html#.1258-stage-set7-4 |url-status=live }}{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}}</ref> The project is partially funded by Palestinians and conducted by a team of Palestinian and international experts.<ref name=Abbas/>