The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual ...

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Hundreds of worshippers, both Palestinians and foreigners, attended the Midnight Mass at the Church of Nativity in the West Bank. The regular cheering was absent, and no Christmas tree or ...

Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday cheer was absent in the ...

Being an artisan in Bethlehem isn’t just a job. It’s an art, almost a calling, a treasure handed down from father to son, but one that is now at risk of being lost. Younger generations are ...

Ancient Bethlehem lies in the West Bank, in an area where the Israeli government bans its citizens from entering. To visit, you cross a checkpoint manned by Israel Defense Force soldiers pointing ...

Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, as the faithful prepared for another solemn Christmas overshadowed by the ...

But as Bethlehem prepares to mark its second Christmas under the shadow of the war in Gaza, there are almost no tourists, leaving the Nativity Store and other businesses unsure of how much longer ...

Recent findings suggest Jesus' birthplace may differ from tradition, with experts proposing Nazareth or another Bethlehem in ...

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem marked a sombre Christmas for the second consecutive year in solidarity with Gaza, where the Israeli onslaught has killed 45,000 people in ...

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BETHLEHEM: Hundreds of people gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the Christian holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday (Dec 24) to mark another solemn Christmas overshadowed by the war in Gaza.